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The Crocodile's Teeth: Trading, Tyranny and Terrorism on Two Continents

The Crocodile's Teeth: Trading, Tyranny and Terrorism on Two Continents


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Sam Thaker was born to Indian immigrant parents in Uganda in the days when it was one of the most beautiful, fertile and contented countries in the world. Then Idi Amin swept to power, and under his tyranny Sam's paradise became a hell on Earth. Having been forced by Amin's thugs to give up their home and most of their money and possessions, as well as Sam's thriving air freight business, he and his family began a new life in England as near-penniless refugees. But Sam was a survivor. Ignoring his bank manager's patronising advice to open a corner shop, he decided instead to build on his experience in the cargo business to start up a London-based air freight company. Realising the immense potential of the Indian import market, he returned to the land of his fathers to develop business there which eventually led to the company opening offices in eight Indian cities. Along the way he and his wife were caught up in the wave of terrorism which struck Mumbai in 1993 and again in 2008, and narrowly escaped the floods which engulfed the city in 2005 and drowned more than 5000 people. The Crocodile's Teeth is a fascinating portrait of survival and resourcefulness against a background of tyranny and terror on two continents.

Table of Contents:
Introduction CHAPTER 1 East Africa: land of opportunity Page 1 CHAPTER 2 Schooldays and strange pets Page 6 CHAPTER 3 Cleared for take-off Page 15 CHAPTER 4 Trouble in the air Page 24 CHAPTER 5 The gathering storm Page 39 CHAPTER 6 The shadow of Amin Page 47 CHAPTER 7 England: starting again Page 58 CHAPTER 8 Return to Uganda Page 72 CHAPTER 9 The challenge of India Page 80 CHAPTER 10 Breakthrough Page 95 CHAPTER 11 Trade and terrorism Page 111 CHAPTER 12 Farewell to India Page 120

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Sam Thaker was born to Indian immigrant parents in Uganda in 1940. He grew up in the days when it was one of the most beautiful, fertile and contented countries in the world. But in 1971 Idi Amin swept to power, and under his tyranny Sam's paradise became a hell on Earth. Along with 80,000 other Ugandan Asians - the people who had been chiefly responsible for Uganda's economic success - he was given three months to get out. Forced by Amin's thugs to abandon his home, his thriving airline cargo business, his possessions and most of his savings, Sam began a new life in England with his family, near-penniless refugees reduced to living in a shared flat and standing in dole queues. But Sam was a survivor. Ignoring his bank manager's patronising advice to open a corner shop, he decided instead to build on his experience in the cargo business to start up a London-based air freight company. Innovative thinking and hard work soon put the Thakers back on their feet, and in 1986, realising the immense and untapped potential of the Indian market, Sam returned to the land of his fathers to try to open up the import trade in Mumbai, the city from which his father had sailed for Uganda 75 years before. By the time he retired 19 years later he had built an international company with offices in eight Indian cities. Along the way Sam and his wife were caught up in the wave of terrorism which struck Mumbai in 1993 and again in 2008, fleeing bombs and machine-gun attacks which slaughtered hundreds. They also narrowly escaped the floods which engulfed the city in 2005 and drowned more than 5000 people. Safely retired to England, Sam Thaker has now told his story of survival and resourcefulness against a background of cultural contrast, tyranny and terror on two continents.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781908223265
  • Publisher: Mereo Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Memoirs Publishing
  • Sub Title: Trading, Tyranny and Terrorism on Two Continents
  • ISBN-10: 190822326X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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