Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Editor | Ananda Rajoo |
Founded | 1970 |
Political alignment | Left, Mauritian Militant Movement |
Headquarters | Port Louis |
Website | www.lemilitant.com |
Le Militant is the official weekly newspaper of the Mauritian Militant Movement, a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius.
Le Militant was rebranded from the original weekly newspaper Le Combat, published since 1969 by Heeralall Bhugaloo. [1] Le Militant first appeared in 1970. [2]
Lemilitant.com is the online version of the newspaper. It includes the free-to-download PDF version of the newspaper.
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