Mauritian Hindus - Anerood Jugnauth, Navin Ramgoolam, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Ajay Daby, Angidi Chettiar, Veerasamy Ringadoo (Paperback)

Chapters: Anerood Jugnauth, Navin Ramgoolam, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Ajay Daby, Angidi Chettiar, Veerasamy Ringadoo, Dayendranath Burrenchobay, Madan Dulloo, Sookdeo Bissoondoyal, Nathacha Devi Appanah, Dev Manraj, Ariranga Pillay, Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, Rajesh Jeetah. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sir Anerood Jugnauth ( ), KCMG, QC, GCSK, PC, LLB, GOLH, GOP, ORS (born 29 March 1930) is the President of Mauritius. He served as prime minister from 1982 to 1995 in four consecutive terms and then was voted out of office from 1995 to 2000. He was the prime minister who held the office for the longest run, one of 16 years, overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who held the office for 14 years. As leader of the Militant Socialist Movement, he became prime minister again, after the 2000 elections, for his fifth term. His alliance partner, Paul Berenger of the Mauritian Militant Movement, succeeded him in 2003 after serving as Jugnauth's deputy for three years. Jugnauth was then elected president in 2003. He was a Member of Parliament for 35 years, from 1963 to 1995 and from 2000 to 2003. He was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn. He was a cabinet minister during the leadership of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam from 1965 up to 1969. In 1970, he moved out and went to the newly created political party of the Mauritian Militant Movement, where he eventually became its leader in 1982. He created his own political party called Militant Socialist Movement in 1983 and was once more elected. His party remained in power up to 1995. In 2000, he was once more elected prime minister and served until 2003, when he was sworn into the presidency. Sir Anerood Jugnauth is considered as a torch-bearer of democratic aspirations in Mauritius. Right form the beginning of his first man...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=25533