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1911 Curepipe riots
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.
Clash of rival gangs
The riots started out as a political disturbance in the town of Curepipe on Curepipe Road which resulted in a clash between Creole followers of Eugène Laurent (Action Libérale) against white Franco Mauritian supporters of Armand Esnouf (Parti de l'Ordre or Oligarchy).
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This came at a time when Eugène Laurent had celebrated his victory over his rival William Newton (Mauritius) at the 1911 elections held on 18 January 1911.[1] Curepipe also happened to be where a significant number of prominent business people resided.
Some of these residents of Curepipe were attacked when they departed from a train when it reached its destination in Port Louis. The rioter