1911 Curepipe riots | |
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Date | 19 January 1911 |
Location | 20°18′59″S 57°31′30″E / 20.31639°S 57.52500°E |
Caused by | Ethnic tensions between Indian and Creole Mauritians Political rivalries |
Methods | rioting, assault, destruction of property |
Resulted in | Two deaths |
History of Mauritius |
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Portuguese |
Dutch |
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French (1710–1810) |
British (1810–1968) |
Independence (1968) |
Specific themes |
The 1911 Curepipe riots refer to violent clashes which broke out in the historic town of Curepipe and then spread to Port Louis on the island of Mauritius on 19 January 1911. The riots also came to be known as Election Rabble Riots of 1911 by the administrators in London.