What the records say
- When
- 21 Feb 1999 – 25 Feb 1999
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 20.15° S, 57.51° E
- Description
- Riots and protests following a death in police custody
- Cause
- death
1999 Mauritian riots
Riots and protests following a death in police custody
The 1999 Mauritian riots were national-scale rioting and protests in Mauritius following the death of the popular "seggae" musician Joseph Réginald Topize, better known by his stage name "Kaya", in police custody. The rioting lasted for four days from 21 to 25 February 1999. Four civilians and one police officer were killed in the riots with hundreds of people suffering injuries.
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- Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Mass Mobilization Project v5.1: protests against governments, 1990–2020 (Clark & Regan)David Clark and Patrick Regan · names it “Protest in Port Louis, Mauritius”Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)