List of Governors-General of Mauritius
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This page contains a list of Governors-General
of Mauritius
from 1968 when the country gained independence as a Commonwealth realm
until 1992 when it was proclaimed a republic
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Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
from 1968 when the country gained independence as a Commonwealth realm
Commonwealth Realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...
until 1992 when it was proclaimed a republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
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Governors-General of Mauritius (1968–1992)
- Sir John Shaw RennieJohn Shaw Rennie- References :...
(12 March–3 September 1968) - Sir Leonard Williams (3 September 1968–27 December 1972)
- Sir Raman Osman (27 December 1972–31 October 1977)
- Sir Henry GarriochHenry GarriochSir William Henry Garrioch was the Acting Governor General of the Commonwealth realm of Mauritius from 31 October 1977 until 23 March 1978.- Legal career :...
(31 October 1977–26 April 1979) (acting) - Sir Dayendranath BurrenchobayDayendranath BurrenchobaySir Dayendranath Burrenchobay KBE, CMG, CVO, GCSK, was born in Plaine Magnien, Mauritius and served as Governor-General of Mauritius....
(26 April 1979–28 December 1983) - Sir Seewoosagur RamgoolamSeewoosagur RamgoolamSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam KT,GCMG,KCMG,LRCP, MRCS is the first Chief Minister, Prime Minister and sixth Governor General of Mauritius....
(28 December 1983–15 December 1985) - Sir Cassam MoollanCassam MoollanSir Cassam Ismael Moollan was the Acting Governor General of Mauritius from 15 December 1985 until 17 January 1986. As chief justice of Mauritius at the time, he assumed the position immediately after the death of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam until a successor could be appointed...
(15 December 1985–17 January 1986) (acting) - Sir Veerasamy RingadooVeerasamy RingadooSir Veerasamy Ringadoo, GCMG, GCSK, QC, was the Governor General of Mauritius from 17 January 1986 to 12 March 1992, when it became a republic. Ringadoo then served as President until later in 1992, when he was replaced by the democratically elected Cassam Uteem. He is a Tamil by origin and a Hindu...
(17 January 1986–12 March 1992)
See also
- Lists of incumbents
- List of colonial heads of Mauritius
- List of heads of state of Mauritius