Terence Francis
Terence Francis was born in Jinja, Uganda and lived in various other cities including Kampala and Entebbe until the age of ten. He then spent three years in a boarding school in India but returned to Mbarara in 1958. Terence reflected on his childhood in Uganda as a wonderful time since he was an outdoors type of person. After finishing high school, he began working for East African Airways.
After the expulsion decree was announced in August of 1972, Terence recalled how many of his close friends believed the decree only applied to those who were non-Ugandan citizens. However, all those who held Ugandan passports had their citizenship revoked leaving Terence stateless. He subsequently applied to Canada and arrived in October of 1972.
Terence resettled in Toronto with his wife and two daughters since he had sent out applications to various airline companies prior to arrival and had received an offer in Toronto. He spent several years in the airline industry climbing the corporate ladder after initially being employed as a baggage handler. In 1995 he decided to change careers and has been working as a consultant ever since.