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Caesar Augustus and the Flight of the Asians - The International Legal Implications of the Asian Expulsion from Uganda during 1972
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bonee John, L. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Abstract | Uganda is an extremely beautiful nation in central East Africa located on the northern shore of Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh water lake in the world. Her air is sharp and thin because the East African plateau extends across most of her countryside raising it to a altitude of approximately 3,500 feet; and hence, her climate is delightfully moderate with midday temperatures rarely climbing above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Kenya is to the east: the Sudan is to the north; and Zaire is to the west-separated from Uganda by the majestic Ruwenzori Mountains Ptolomy's Mountains of the Moon. The equator runs through the middle of Uganda causing it to have practically no seasonal variation. A sense of timelessness pervades the atmosphere. Plentiful rains enable the rusty-colored soil to feed lazy banana trees, flowering mango trees, and extensive plantations of tea, coffee, and cotton. When Stanley first came to Uganda as an explorer, he remarked that he surely had discovered the Garden of Eden. 2 One experiences a truly remarkable contrast, however, when he leaves the Uganda countryside and enters one of her towns or cities. Generally, an urban center anywhere in East Africa will have four or five definite and immediately identifiable sections. The most luxurious is the old colonial residential section with its beautiful homes and gardens and stone-white |
| Starting Page | 136 |
| Ending Page | 136 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3995&context=til |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
