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🇲🇺 Arrival of Indentured Labourers in Mauritius
Commemoration of indentured laborers
Date in Mauritius
November 2
Instituted1834
Commemorates the arrival of Indian indentured labourers in 1834.
Marks the arrival of first Indian indentured laborers to Mauritius
How Arrival of Indentured Labourers is observed in Mauritius
Historical significance
Marks the arrival of first Indian indentured labourers after abolition of slavery.
Public life in Mauritius
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Calendar & celebration
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