What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 1937
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 4
- Coordinates
- 20.21° S, 57.69° E
- Description
- outbreak of riots and civil disturbances
1937 Uba riots at Union Flacq
Outbreak of riots and civil disturbances
The Uba riots of 1937 or simply the Mauritian riots of 1937 refers to an outbreak of riots and civil disturbances that broke out amongst small scale sugar cane growers on the island of Mauritius in August 1937. The riots led to the death of 4 people with an additional 6 people being injured.
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