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Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern ...
The known and sometimes formally documented history of Mauritius begins with its possible discovery by Austronesians (not documented) under the Austronesian expansion from pre-Han Taiwan, circa 1500 to 1000 BC, and then by Arabs, (documented on Portuguese maps), followed by Portuguese and its appearance on European maps in the early 16th century.
Mauritius has an estimated population of 1,283,415 on 31 December 2010. 14,701 children were born in 2011 (birth rate 11.4 per 1,000). [18] The table below presents the population development of Mauritius since 1900. The figures up to 1945 are for the island of Mauritius only. As of 1946, the island of Rodrigues is included.
The island was then occupied by France and administered from Port Louis, Mauritius. Although the first French claims date from 1638, when François Cauche [ fr ] and Salomon Goubert visited in June 1638, [ 13 ] the island was officially claimed by Jacques Pronis [ fr ] of France in 1642, when he deported a dozen French mutineers to the island ...
A blue British ensign with the 1869 arms of Mauritius on a white disc in the fly. [11] 1810 - 1869: Flag of British Mauritius: The Union Flag of the United Kingdom. 1794 - 1810: Flag of French Mauritius: A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red. 1790 - 1794: Flag of French Mauritius: A vertical tricolour of red, white and blue. 1715 - 1792 ...
Old monument at Aapravasi Ghat Museum, Port Louis, Mauritius The Aapravasi Ghat is found in the bay of Trou Fanfaron in Port Louis; it is the place where indentured Indian labour system started. In 1834, following the emancipation of slaves, the British used Mauritius as their first site to experiment the use of contracted 'free (indentured ...
Mauritius' former foreign minister and a member of the opposition coalition, Arvin Boolell, told the BBC's Newsday programme the election was a "victory of the people". ... Everything at Old Navy ...
The monarch's constitutional roles in Mauritius were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Mauritius. Queen's Personal Mauritian Flag. 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.