Gainesville Riots

Part of the Garetolian Independence Movements
Date	4 August 1965
Location	Gainesville, Garetolia
Caused by	Oppression of Garetolians perpeated by the United Kingdom
Goals	Independence of Garetolia
Resulted in	More liberal laws; closer governance
Parties to the civil conflict
Garetolians Nationalists Garetolian Independence Party Social Democratic Party Socialist Party of Garetolia British Government British Armed Forces Government Garetolian Royal Police Force
Lead figures
Toro Monoka Kano Molok'a Ma'no Cousins Mok'o Tonono Kris Bedford Elizabeth II Harold Wilson Denis Healey Leonard Coleman Jason Mitchell Jeremy Tomlin
Casualties
Death(s)	12
Injuries	39
Arrested	259

The Gainesville Riots were a series of riots that occured on 4 August 1965 in Ure'naka, Garetolia, then known as Gainesville. The riots were headed by Garetolian nationalist Toro Monoka, and backed by Kano Molok'a, head of the Garetolian Independence Movement. The riots lasted for 19 hours, resulting in 12 deaths and 39 injuries. After the riots had subsided, 259 were arrested, and a joint statement made by Elizabeth II and Governor Leonard Coleman condemned the riots and urged the Garetolians to cease the actions committed during the riots. As of 2023, the Gainesville Riots remain the single deadliest single-day event in Garetolia since 1846.