East African Indians in London
The second wave of Indians and South Asian immigration came from East Africa. Most came from Uganda after Idi Amin expelled the Asians from Uganda in 1972. In the 1970s they were followed by immigrants from Kenya. Most of the Indians in Africa were of Hindu Gujarati origin, with some Sikhs and Muslims and Christians.
Countries such as Jamica and Trinidad and Tobago host indians that migrated over a century ago under British rule. They are often mistaken for indians from India. Their culture is mostly traditional indian although it is mixed with African ideologies. For instance, an indo-Caribbean might speak like a Jamaican and even closely resemble one. Similarly, some Africans are like indians due to religion.
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