1850 Yamsé Ghoon Riots
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DateNovember 1850
Location
Caused byEthnic tensions between Muslims and Creoles in Mauritius
Political rivalries
Political rivalries
Methodsrioting, assault, destruction of property
| 1850 Yamsé Ghoon Riots | |
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| Date | November 1850 |
| Location | |
| Caused by | Ethnic tensions between Muslims and Creoles in Mauritius Political rivalries |
| Methods | rioting, assault, destruction of property |
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| Dutch |
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| French (1710–1810) |
| British (1810–1968) |
| Independence (1968) |
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The 1850 Yamsé Ghoon Riots refer to violent clashes which erupted in Port Louis, the capital of British Mauritius in November 1850.[1]
