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Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto
Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto

Expelled from Idi Amin's Uganda in 1972, lawyer Zaka Haque, pictured with wife and children Nabeel, 18, and Nadia, 8, sought refuge in Canada and was reduced to eating meals of bread and butter in Toronto

Date8/18/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128166F
Uganda's place is empty. Uganda's chair is empty as the Commonweath prime minister' conference proceeds in London, despite Ugandan dictator Idi Amin i(...)
Uganda's place is empty. Uganda's chair is empty as the Commonweath prime minister' conference proceeds in London, despite Ugandan dictator Idi Amin i(...)
6/8/1977
1977: Star reporter Gerald Utting wins two National Newspaper Awards after been thrown in jail by Uganda's Idi Amin
1977: Star reporter Gerald Utting wins two National Newspaper Awards after been thrown in jail by Uganda's Idi Amin
7/19/1977
Foreign Minister, Paul Etiang of Uganda talks with newsmen at a reception he gave last night in his Ottawa hotel. Earlier in the day, Etiang read a 55-minute speech written by President Idi Amin blaming Britain for many African problems and charging the Commonwealth is a talk shop.
Foreign Minister, Paul Etiang of Uganda talks with newsmen at a reception he gave last night in his Ottawa hotel. Earlier in the day, Etiang read a 55-minute speech written by President Idi Amin blaming Britain for many African problems and charging the Commonwealth is a talk shop.
8/6/1973
Under two bits: You can get a tax-free peanut-butter-on-soda-cracker special for 20 cents at Fran's Restaurants - one way owner Fran Deck is protesting move to tax meals over 25 cents.
Under two bits: You can get a tax-free peanut-butter-on-soda-cracker special for 20 cents at Fran's Restaurants - one way owner Fran Deck is protesting move to tax meals over 25 cents.
6/9/1982
Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him
Muhammad Ali: He refused to fight Idi Amin, then looked up to see gun pointed at him
12/13/1981
Pastor William Cook of a Seventh Day Adventist church in Whitby, offers blankets to Maleksultan Mohamed, an Asian expelled from Uganda, while Mrs. Coo(...)
Pastor William Cook of a Seventh Day Adventist church in Whitby, offers blankets to Maleksultan Mohamed, an Asian expelled from Uganda, while Mrs. Coo(...)
1/4/1973
On the run: Sean, 8 (foreground), and (from left) Kevin, 11, Mac, 11, Steven, 10, and Chris, 12 squeeze in meals between activities.
On the run: Sean, 8 (foreground), and (from left) Kevin, 11, Mac, 11, Steven, 10, and Chris, 12 squeeze in meals between activities.
1/15/1991
An Italian custom at Chritmas is the eating of a traditional cade-bread called panettone, which many Italian-Canadian families will partake of on Christmas Day. Enjoying it her are Italian Trade Commissioner Mario Castagna, his wife, and children Palo, 10, and Diana, 7, before their Christmas tree.
An Italian custom at Chritmas is the eating of a traditional cade-bread called panettone, which many Italian-Canadian families will partake of on Christmas Day. Enjoying it her are Italian Trade Commissioner Mario Castagna, his wife, and children Palo, 10, and Diana, 7, before their Christmas tree.
12/23/1967
Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
Frozen meals, enough for one person for six days, are checked by Pierre DeSerres, founder of Diet Care, which prepares and sells the meals at shop on Dundas St. W.
2/3/1976
Services like meals on wheels depend on their volunteer workers, They put hot meals in trunk of car for delivery to elderly and handicapped
Services like meals on wheels depend on their volunteer workers, They put hot meals in trunk of car for delivery to elderly and handicapped
9/19/1972
Promotional pal: The fame and eating habits of other-worldy movie star E.T. have boosted the fortunes of the maker of Reese's Pieces. Hershey Canada president David Conn expects a 50-per-cent increase in the peanut butter flavored product for the rest of the year.
Promotional pal: The fame and eating habits of other-worldy movie star E.T. have boosted the fortunes of the maker of Reese's Pieces. Hershey Canada president David Conn expects a 50-per-cent increase in the peanut butter flavored product for the rest of the year.
8/19/1982
The premier bites an ear. Eating corn on the cob is not the most dignified thing in the world, what with dripping butter and kernels between the teeth(...)
The premier bites an ear. Eating corn on the cob is not the most dignified thing in the world, what with dripping butter and kernels between the teeth(...)
9/14/1969