Sir Anerood Jugnauth,GCSK,PV,was a Mauritian statesman,politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton &Riviere Du Rempart. A central figure of Mauritian politics in the 1980s and 1990s,he was Leader of the Opposition from 1976 to 1982. He served four consecutive terms as prime minister from 1982 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2003. He was then elected as President from 2003 to 2012. Following his party's victory in the 2014 general elections,he served his sixth and final term as prime minister,becoming the nation's longest serving prime minister with more than 18 years of tenure,overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam,who held the office for 14 years.
Paul Raymond Bérenger is a Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005. He has been Leader of the Opposition on several occasions –from 1983 to 1987,1997 to 2000,2005 to 2006,2007 to 2013,October 2013 to 15 September 2014,and again from December 2014 to December 2016 when he was replaced by Xavier-Luc Duval. Following his party's defeat in the 2014 general elections,he became Leader of the Opposition for the sixth time,making him the longest ever to serve in this constitutional position. He was also deputy prime minister from 1995 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2003,and he was a cabinet minister in the government of Anerood Jugnauth in 1982 and 1991. Bérenger,a Christian of Franco-Mauritian descent,has been the only non-Hindu prime minister of Mauritius,or,more particularly,the only prime minister who has not belonged to the Jugnauth or Ramgoolam families.
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam,often referred to as Chacha Ramgoolam or SSR,was a Mauritian physician,politician,and statesman. He served as the island's only chief minister,first prime minister,and fifth governor-general.
The Mauritian Militant Movement is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius. The party was founded by a group of students in the late 1960s. The MMM advocates a fairer society,without discrimination on the basis of social class,race,community,caste,religion,gender or sexual orientation.
Navinchandra Ramgoolam is a Mauritian politician and doctor serving as prime minister of Mauritius for the third time following the 2024 general election,after the landslide victory of his coalition Alliance du Changement. He is a prominent figure in the political history of Mauritius,having served multiple terms as the Prime Minister of the country. He is also the leader of the Labour Party.
The Mauritian Social Democratic Party,also known as the Mauritian Conservative Party,is a political party in Mauritius. Conservative and Francophilic,the PMSD is the fourth biggest political party in the National Assembly and currently forms part of the opposition.
Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed was an Indian-born former senior minister in the pre and post-independence cabinet of Mauritius.
Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is a Mauritian politician who was one of the former prime ministers,succeeding his father in 2017,Aneerood Jugnauth,where he led the cabinet until 2019.He then became Prime Minister (PM) again in 2019 following the victory of his coalition,L'Alliance Morisien,where he remained as PM until 2024,where he and his coalition,L'Alliance Lepep faced a humiliating defeat in the Mauritius 2024 General Elections.
Arvin Boolell is a Mauritian politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2019 to 2021,when he resigned. Now in 2024,he serves as the Leader of the Opposition after the resignation of Shakeel Mohamed.
Corruption in Mauritius follows the familiar patterns of state-based corruption,namely government officials abusing their political powers for private gain in the country of Mauritius.
The Muslim Committee of Action,also known as the Comitéd'Action Musulman or Comitéd'Action Mauricien (CAM) was a political party in Mauritius.
(Roshi) Sudarshan Bhadain (GCSK) is a Mauritian politician.
The 1968 Mauritian riots or Bagarre raciale Plaine Verte refers to a number of violent clashes that occurred in the Port Louis neighbourhoods of CitéMartial,Bell Village,Roche Bois,St. Croix,CitéMartial and Plaine Verte as well as in the village of Madame Azor near Goodlands in Mauritius over a period of ten days,six weeks before the country's declaration of independence on 12 March 1968.
Sir Satcam Boolell GCSK QC was a Mauritian politician who served as member of the Legislative Assembly in Mauritius. He died on 23 March 2006,in Curepipe. He was also known as "Somduth" by his peers and family members.
The Best Loser System (BLS) refers to the method used in Mauritius since the 1950s to guarantee ethnic representation across the entire electorate in the National Assembly without organising the representation wholly by ethnicity.
Yousuf Abdul Razack Mohamed,also known as Yousuf Mohamed was a Mauritian Senior Counsel and politician.
Yatindra Nath Varma,most commonly known as Yatin Varma,is a Mauritian politician.
Mohamed Ehsan Juman,also known as Ehsan Juman,is a Mauritian politician.
Mohummud Siddick Chady,most commonly known as Siddick Chady was a Mauritian physician,politician,and former minister. He served jail time after making news headlines for several years for his involvement in L'Affaire Boskalis,a bribery and political scandal.
Abdool Wahab Foondun was a Mauritian politician who was active both before and after the Independence of Mauritius.
