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1879 CE · event

The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji abroad the Leonidas

The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji abroad the Leonidas

The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji abroad the Leonidas: 2025 pencil sketch representing an indentured woman with Trinidadian roots; illustrates the wider girmitiya system and NOT the 463 passengers arriving in Fiji on the Leonidas in 1879.
2025 pencil sketch representing an indentured woman with Trinidadian roots; illustrates the wider girmitiya system and NOT the 463 passengers arriving in Fiji on the Leonidas in 1879. · Credit: Upendra Bhojani · License: CC BY 4.0

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