**Key Countries**: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
**Number of Ismailis**: Unknown, probably less than 20000, with 8000 in Kenya
Ismailis first arrived in East Africa in the early 19th century from India.
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Uganda
On 4th August 1972, Idi Amin expelled all non-Africans. Among these were almost 40 000 Indian Ismailis.
You can read more about their plight *here*
