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Mauritius was a British colony from 1810 and became an independent state on 12 March 1968, with Elizabeth II as Queen of Mauritius, represented as head of state by the Governor-General. The last governor, Sir John Shaw Rennie, served as the first governor-general until 27 August 1968. [1] A competition was held to choose the best national anthem.
On the day of independence, 12 March 1968 a national newspaper mistakenly published the name and photograph of Philippe Oh San who was the Mauritius Police Band's maestro as the national anthem's composer. The remaining newspapers were returned to be reprinted with the correction. [3]
"National Anthem" 1954–1996 None (instrumental) Unknown — Rhodesia "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" 1974–1979 Mary Bloom: Ludwig van Beethoven [note 27] [17] Romania "Marș triumfal" "Triumphant March" 1862–1884 None (instrumental) Eduard Hübsch — [18] Romania "Trăiască Regele" "Long live the King" 1884–1948 Vasile Alecsandri: Eduard ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
The "National Anthem of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania" (Arabic: نشيد وطني موريتاني, Nashid Wataniin Muritaniin) was the national anthem of Mauritania between 1960 and 2017. History
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