What the records say
- When
- 7 Jun 1948
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 0.53° S, 166.94° E
Placed at the island its title names, Nauru.
1948 Nauru riots
The 1948 Nauru riots occurred when Chinese labourers employed on the phosphate mines refused to leave the island. At the time, Nauru was dominated by Australia as a United Nations trust territory, with New Zealand and the UK as co-trustees.
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