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The 1968 Mauritian riots or Bagarre raciale Plaine Verte refers to a number of violent clashes that occurred in the Port Louis neighbourhoods of Cité Martial, Bell Village, Roche Bois, St. Croix, Cité Martial 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.
A railway system existed in Mauritius from the 1860s until 1964. In 1956 the decision was made to close the railway due to unprofitability. At this time, Mauritius Government Railways had 146 km (91 mi) of 1,435 mm ( 4 ft in) ( standard gauge) track and 47 locomotives. [1] Freight transport continued until 1964 when the railway was scrapped.
Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710, and used as a refreshing station for passing ships. It was already frequented by Dutch ships from 1598 onwards, but only settled in 1638, to prevent the French and the British from settling on the island.
The 2020 protests in Mauritius were a series of large rallies and nonviolent demonstrations held in Mauritius following the MV Wakashio oil spill. Protests came in three waves of marches on 29–31 August, 12–13 September and September 14–15. Demonstrator’s main demanded that the Mauritian government launch an inquiry into the cause of ...
e. 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 ...
Present. According to the population census of 2011, there are 43 Jews in Mauritius. The current community is unrelated to the 1940s fugitives. [2] The first Bar Mitzvah in Mauritius since World War II took place in 2000. [5] There is also one synagogue in Curepipe, the Amicale Maurice Israel Center, which was opened in 2005.
The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation ( MBC) is the national state broadcaster of the Republic of Mauritius, that is the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Agaléga. The historical headquarters in Curepipe were relocated in Réduit, Moka. It also operates a station in Rodrigues. The MBC programmes are broadcast in 12 languages, notably ...
The Mauritius Police Force ( MPF) is the national law enforcement agency of Mauritius. The MPF carries out police, security, and military functions on Mauritius, with about 12,500 police officers under the command of the Commissioner of Police. The MPF is part of the Home Affairs Division, which operates under the aegis of the Prime Minister 's ...