FRONTLINE/WORLD | UGANDA: The Return | PBS

[RenegadeWu]

omg plz stop lying ppl! indians were not racists! they always treated my family great! and were generally very good to our ppl. they gave us lots of opportunities aswell. idi amin was the racist! indians+africans get along v well its the colonialists,exploiters,killer­s(like idi amin) we should be gettin angry at but we never do. indian ppl didnt really do anythin to anybody. and the british treated them horribly too! and i can say as a ugandan in the west,some of the most proud ugandans r INDIAN

[narendralodhia]

Ugandan Asian r now British Asians who now fill the coffers of Britain with 48% of the total economy. That's how powerful Asian businessmen are. Some simply jealous because they can make anything from what they have. There are 28 Ugandan Asian millionaires in Uk.

[nilespring9]

Indian people are Jews. They are black people who confuse African people. These people are true brothers who need to re-learn how to live like Africans. They are very hard working people. Africa give them a second chance.

[ugchick1]

i really pity those that were reaped out of uganda coz some of them are innocent. and i think some of u shuld stop with your crappy stories that indians provide ugandan jobs coz they dont. i have seen alot of indians that are jobless and deported back to india

[parihav]

My Mom was one of the Asians removed by Idi Amin, but I can see where some of the African Ugandans are coming from. After all, it is their land, so they do have a right to reap the wealth and benefits it offers.

However, if Idi Amin wanted blacks to take control over the economy, it should have been a gradual process, rather than kicking out everyone who knew how to run the economy at a single time.

The only reason why he did it quickly was to get his hands on cash to fund his killing.

[kumarsa108]

@parihav They only have right to reap the benefits of land and economy if they contribute towards it. Indians had every right to make a living and they did it well. Penniless they still made a success when they were expelled. So why havent the black ugandans? Where is the great gain since Idi Amin who incidently murdered hundreds of thousands of his own people.

[madscientistify]

@kumarsa108 who told you black ugandans arent successful??you're going to be amazed at how sweet and chreap life is in east africa.

[msjagde]

Uganda people must Thanks to asian people to create jobs for them

[Mkpier20]

Get the hell out of here, blacks can profit from Uganda by themselves, since it is their land, they don't need Asians to create jobs for them.

[BritishPrashant]

@Mkpier20

Clearly they didn't many of the businesses taken over after the expulsion did not do very well at all. That's why the Ugandan government is welcoming my parents back. Even the immigration officer at Rwanda pleaded for my dad to come back.

[kumarsa108]

@Mkpier20 so why havent they 40 years later and Uganda is worse off than ever.

[msnambi]

@msjagde Indians are one of the most racists no doubt, and the stupid thing is India is full of dark skinned the rest of you pakis wish would fall off the face of the earth. Jobs you say? Yeah, exploitation more like. So boo hoo all the way to eternity, you sods get NO sympathy from this direction.

[ps3jamesman666]

because the asians running buisness there are racist and only want other asians to share profit with them.

[powerone1]

Amin's actions against the Indians may appear extreme, but when you see your people so horribly exploited by outsiders, human dignity demands action. As this video on PBS shows, the Indians are doing it all over again, mistreating the native people. It will not be too long before history will repeat itself. The Indians will cry victim again and claim how much value the add to the country. Stay out of Africa exploiters

[smodass]

The worst exploiters have been the European colonialists. The Indians live in Africa and call it their own, just as Africans live in USA and call it their own. So instead of blaming Indians, perhaps Africans should learn something from Indians, Viz. keeping their own traditions like thier own religion instead of becoming mindless Christians. Look what the LRA did just recently by hacking to death 38 innocent AFRICANS. Indians are creating jobs for Africans unlike the LRA.

[powerone1]

Asians do not move to Africa because they love the people or land there, they only come to exploit and make money, not to benefit the people, but use them like animals. This is evil and most be stopped.

[doubsc]

Go back to paki land

[abhimanyu5]

idi amin was a fool. what a crazy guy.

[ukindex07]

What's the point of having a booming economy where the Indians who were just 1% of the population owned 99%? Indians despised the African people as mentioned in this documentary. I don't think that will change because Indians have a caste system embedded in their minds ie the darker you are, the worse you must be. There people in India, who from birth their job is to clean toilets!(Ch4 TV, can be murdered without consequences. Idi Amin ridiculed helped Africans determine their own destiny.

[shottzman]

The decision in 1972 was the biggest mistake by idoit amin. Uganda would of been so much better of with the economy rise, Oh well... the UK is now benefiting from the Asians economy.

[YR1947]

had he left asians as they where by today Uganda would be one of the biggest economies in africa and african ugandans themselves would be running and supporting it

[Tontonfila]

lies! without them, with three more deranged leaders after him, we are not far behind Kenya economically. Infact we beat kenyans in some vital services now run by indegenous Ugandans.

[YR1947]

believe me u way behind uganda is now a stereotypical african nation pathetic leaders with no sense of civilised rule no sense of how to run a country or an economy and racially biased decision they make apartheid south africa look like a better option

[Tontonfila]

give me solid examples of Uganda's pathetic, "way behind", uncivilised or racially biased citizens. Is it not ironic that you shout racism and display narrow minded and bigoted views. Why are you so bitter?

[YR1947]

m1234a1's extremist views of expelling asians is my evidence

no im not racist bcause im not running around rallying for expulsion's or racial prejudice aginst africans all im stating is irrational decisions by african leaders and its people make it a nation with pathetic leaders with no sense of civilised rule no sense of how to run a country or an economy and racially biased decision they make apartheid south africa look like a better option

[Tontonfila]

Aaaah! so you read a rubbish youtube comment and you respond with rubbish. I will leave you and m1234a1 to your devices! You are both civilised and good examples of your kin.

[m1234a1]

Idi Amin was right , when He expelled all Paki and east indians out of Uganda

[YR1947]

of course he was right the ugandans ended up back in a load of sh*t sgreat decision by a leader with no justifiable qualifications whatsoever asians held the economy up without them uganda was nothin

[donal56]

how many africans do you have living in paki land ?? none

[vicebony]

Good documentary but one sided.

[hermangu]

Another African dictator and they say only whites are racists