Narendra M. Patel was a

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n politician of Indian origin and former speaker of the legislature. Patel was 85 years old in 2012, so he was born sometime between 1926 and 1928. He was born in Pij,

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, Gujarat province, in India. He has a law degree from

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. He worked in private practice in Uganda. Patel was elected to the

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in 1962 from Mbale constituency, under the banner of

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. He was the speaker of the Parliament of the First Republic in 1963. Patel was described to not have wielded much power with respect to Obote's government. He was the speaker until president

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abrogated the

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in 1971. Patel then returned to private practice. He left Uganda in 1973, when

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ordered all Ugandans of Asian origin to leave the country. Patel first left for India, and then settled to Australia. He died in Baroda, India, in December 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Narendra 1920s births 2012 deaths Speakers of the Parliament of Uganda Ugandan people of Indian descent Uganda People's Congress politicians Ugandan lawyers Ugandan expatriates in Australia Ugandan expatriates in India People from Kheda district Ugandan refugees