On 4 August 1972, Idi Amin, President of Uganda, gave Uganda's Asians 90 days to leave the country, following an alleged dream in which, he claimed, God told him to expel them. The order for expulsion was based on the Indophobic social climate of Uganda. The Ugandan government claimed that the Indians were hoarding wealth and goods to the detriment of indigenous Africans, "sabotaging" the Ugandan economy.