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*In the 1890s, 32,000 '''laborers from British India''' were recruited to East Africa under indentured labour contracts to construct the Uganda Railway. | *In the 1890s, 32,000 '''laborers from British India''' were recruited to East Africa under indentured labour contracts to construct the Uganda Railway. | ||
*Most of the surviving Indians returned home, but 6,724 decided to remain in East Africa after the line's completion. Subsequently, some became traders and took control of cotton ginning and sartorial retail. | *Most of the surviving Indians returned home, but 6,724 decided to remain in East Africa after the line's completion. Subsequently, some became traders and took control of cotton ginning and sartorial retail. | ||
*Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 October 1962. | *Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 October 1962.<ref>"Uganda", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda, accessed 1 August 2021.</ref> | ||
==Emigration From Uganda== | ==Emigration From Uganda== | ||