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This is a list of heads of state of Mauritius since the independence of Mauritius in 1968. From 1968 to 1992 the head of state under the Mauritius Independence Act 1968 was the queen of Mauritius, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The queen was represented in Mauritius by a governor ...
Mauritius is a parliamentary republic.The prime minister is the head of government, while the president is the head of state and commander-in-chief.The president is required to uphold and defend the Constitution of Mauritius and ensure that the institutions of democracy and rule of law are protected, the fundamental rights of all are respected and the unity of the diverse Mauritian nation is ...
This category is for presidents of Mauritius, an island country off Southeast Africa. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ...
President of Mauritius: Head of state Mauritius: 21 July 2012 29 May 2015 2 years, 312 days Camp Fouquereaux, British Mauritius: Indo-Mauritian of Bhojpuri descent [38] [39] 22 Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (born 1959) President of Mauritius: Head of state Mauritius: 5 June 2015 23 March 2018 2 years, 291 days Surinam, British Mauritius
Elizabeth II visited Mauritius 24–26 March 1972. [1] In 1975, a series of student protests turned violent. [2] The Republic of Mauritius was proclaimed on 12 March 1992. Following the abolition of the monarchy, the last Governor General of Mauritius, Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo became the first President of Mauritius.
List of heads of state of Mauritius From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
Dr. Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim (Mauritian Creole pronunciation: [bibi amina fiːədos ɡəʁib fakim]) GCSK [1] [2] (born 17 October 1959) [3] is a Mauritian politician and biodiversity scientist who served as the sixth president of Mauritius from 2015 to 2018. In December 2014, she was selected to be the presidential candidate of the ...
In Mauritius, the prime minister enjoys significant power whereas the president has a mostly ceremonial role. The president as head of state resides in a historical Chateau laid on 220 hectares of land and the prime minister resides in the much smaller Clarisse House. Nevertheless, the prime minister is the chief executive.