Indian indenture to Mauritius (1834–1920)

1. First Indian indentured workers arrive on the Atlas

   Nov 2, 1834Labels: Atlas ship, Indian migrants, Mauritius arrival

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO WHC

2. Abolition of slavery reshapes Mauritian labor demand

   Feb 1, 1835Labels: Abolition of, Sugar estates, Mauritian planters

   • UNESCO Memory

3. Recruitment abuses trigger suspension of emigration

   Jan 1, 1839Labels: Recruitment abuses, Indian authorities, Emigration suspension

   • Britannica

4. Indian emigration to Mauritius resumes under regulation

   Dec 2, 1842Labels: Emigration regulation, Indian agents, Indenture resumption

   • UNESCO WHC
   • Indenture overview

5. Immigration Depot built at Trou Fanfaron

   Jan 1, 1849Labels: Trou Fanfaron, Aapravasi Ghat, Immigration depot

   • UNESCO WHC
   • Britannica

6. Mass migration through Aapravasi Ghat expands

   Jan 1, 1850Labels: Aapravasi Ghat, Mass migration, Indian arrivals

   • UNESCO WHC
   • Britannica

7. De Plevitz petition challenges indenture abuses

   Jun 6, 1871Labels: De Plevitz, Adolphe de, Immigrant protest

   • WorldCat
   • Le Mauricien

8. Labor Ordinance sets rules for child contracts

   Jan 1, 1878Labels: Labour Ordinance, Child contracts, Colonial law

   • Hansard 1904

9. Record-keeping system documents hundreds of thousands

   Jan 1, 1878Labels: Immigration registers, Mahatma Gandhi, Record-keeping

   • MGI Archives

10. Indentured immigration to Mauritius ends in 1910

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: End of, Mahatma Gandhi, Indenture closure

    • MGI Archives
    • Britannica

11. Indenture-era tensions surface in Curepipe riots

    Jan 19, 1911Labels: Curepipe riots, Curepipe, Port Louis

    • Curepipe riots

12. 1920 marks the long-run endpoint of indenture arrivals

    Jan 1, 1920Labels: Aapravasi Ghat, 1920 endpoint, UNESCO recognition

    • UNESCO WHC
    • Britannica