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The city shaped by Ugandan Asians
Some 10,000 Asians made Leicester their home after being expelled from Uganda in 1972.
The exodus of Asians from Uganda
In 1972, dictator Idi Amin announced that all Asians had just 90 days to leave Uganda.
When Asians were forced to leave Kenya
Many Asians migrated to Kenya in the early 20th century but were later forced to leave
Why Asians came to Uganda
In the early 20th century many South Asians migrated to Uganda in search of a better life
The Leaflet Bomber
In 1971 communist Bob Newland goes on a secret mission to South Africa to fight Apartheid
The Tangshan Earthquake
A deadly earthquake hit the city of Tangshan killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Inventing nicotine patches
Nicotine patches became available in the 1990s but their origins go back to the 1980s.
The Surkov leaks
In 2016, Ukrainian hackers leaked the emails of Vladimir Putin's aide, Vladislav Surkov.
Ukraine's Revolution on Granite
In 1990, a hunger strike led by Ukrainian students brought down the Soviet regime in Kyiv
Nigerian sitcom Papa Ajasco
In 1996, Wale Adenuga’s sitcom Papa Ajasco first hit Nigerian TV screens.
