Båstad riots
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Båstad riots
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The Båstad riots is the name given to the riots that took place during a Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Rhodesia on 3 May 1968 in Båstad, Sweden. Demonstrators were protesting the participation of the two apartheid countries, Rhodesia and South Africa, in the international tennis competition. The countries were barred from other international sporting events. It became the most violent confrontation between the Swedish police and demonstrators during the 1960s. It was followed by a di
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1968 Swedish riots and demonstrations against Rhodesian participation in the Davis Cup
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A5stad_riots
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2024-03-31T00:30:55Z
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