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A Shiver of Rain
Emma Lee
On the 4th August 1972, Idi Amin announced that he had asked the British government to take back responsibility for British citizens of Asian origin, whom he accused of sabotaging Uganda's economy, giving them 90 days to leave the country
Why was I shivering?
I was eighteen. It was damp in Stansted.
I was ushered onto a coach for Leicester.
Was it always going to be cold here?
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