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	Mauritius Mission to the U.N. - History
		After general elections in 1967, Mauritius adopted a new constitution and independence was proclaimed on 12 March 1968.
		At the end of 2000, the population of the Republic of Mauritius was estimated at 1,189,825.
		For electoral purposes, the Mauritian territory is divided into 21 constituencies, the island of Mauritius having 20 constituencies and the island of Rodrigues forming the 21st.
	www.un.int /mauritius/history.htm (2098 words)

	Elections in Mauritius (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Elections in Mauritius gives information on election and election results in Mauritius.
		Mauritius elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
		Mauritius has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
	cooldictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /words/Elections-in-Mauritius.wikipedia (398 words)

	NationMaster - Mauritian Crime statistics
		Mauritius is planning to clamp down on overseas corporate bodies -- companies predominately owned or controlled by non-resident Indians -- which were recently in the limelight for their alleged involvement as conduits for share manipulation on the Indian bourses.
		In Mauritius the economic elite, that is the proprietors of the top 100 companies and their holdings which constitute less than 1% of the population send their children to private schools and do not bother about either the confessional or the state schools.
		The island of Mauritius sits in the Indian Ocean to the east of Africa and Madagascar and is surrounded by 330 kilometres of reefed coastline.
	www.nationmaster.com /country/mp-mauritius/Crime-crime (3189 words)

	Mauritius - Elections 2000 - Sustainable Democracy - SARDC
		Further analysis of the results of the Mauritius parliamentary elections announced yesterday (Tuesday) reveal that, in fact, four women were elected, all from the MMM/MSM alliance.
		As the leaders of the main political alliances held their last press conferences before Monday's parliamentary election, the Electoral Supervisory Commission and the Electoral Commissioner - both constitutionally guaranteed complete independence to run the election - were implementing rigorous procedures to ensure freedom of the poll.
		Although the parliamentary elections next Monday in Mauritius will have some 22 independent names, political parties and party alliances on the ballot paper, it really all boils down to four parties -- or two alliances - who are serious contenders to take control of the 70-seat House of Assembly.
	www.sardc.net /sd/elections2000/mauritius (626 words)

	Politics of Mauritius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of Mauritius takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		Until 1992, Mauritius was a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, but on March 12 of that year, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth.
		An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Mauritius.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Mauritius (808 words)

	CNN.com - Early results indicate opposition landslide in Mauritius elections - September 12, 2000
		PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AP) -- Partial official returns on Tuesday indicated an opposition alliance had won a landslide victory in general elections in Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island nation, a top election official said.
		An opposition alliance victory would mean that Mauritius, a multiracial island where Hindus from India make up 51 percent of the population of 1.1 million, would have its first non-Hindu prime minister since independence from Britain in 1968.
		Mauritius, thanks to sugar and textile exports and income from tourism, has been one of Africa's few success stories.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/africa/09/12/mauritius.election.ap (635 words)

	Mauritius - Elections 2000 - Sustainable Democracy - SARDC
		Mauritius, however, is no stranger to the colonialism that has ravaged most of Africa.
		Mauritius belong to the Commonwealth, La Francophonie, the OAU and SADC but remains very much its own nation with a unique and rich political system which carries out its democratic responsibilities essentially to enhance its flourishing economy and varied cultural and religious history.
		He effected many changes in the political profile of the country, chief of which was declaring Mauritius a republic within the Commonwealth in 1992.
	www.sardc.net /sd/elections2000/mauritius/mau_democratic.html (1138 words)

	PR Leap: Beehive’s Real-time 3D Graphics Solution, Wasp’3D, Helps MBC (Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation) Cover ...
		Elections is a challenging project given the volume of live data and we are happy to say that the Beehive team put in their best effort in the integration of the data with real-time 3D graphics.
		Given that MBC is the biggest public broadcasting station in Mauritius and is watched by the entire island nation, the impact of a 24/7 live coverage with up-to-date 3D graphics was felt on each and every viewer.
		The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) (http://mbc.intnet.mu/corporate_info.htm) is the national public broadcasting service (Radio and TV) of the Republic of Mauritius and its outer islands including Rodrigues.
	www.prleap.com /pr/13350 (1034 words)

	Mauritius — Infoplease.com
		Mauritius claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory), and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation in 2001; claims French-administered Tromelin Island.
		Mauritius is a mountainous island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar.
		Mauritius: Economy - Economy Mauritius has had one of the world's fastest-growing economies since the early 1980s and is...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107775.html (853 words)

	Solidarity Palestine Organization
		Mauritius is situated in the south-west part of the Indian Ocean, 2000 km from the east coast of Africa between latitudes 19
		By the Treaty of Paris in 1814, the Isle de France, which regained its former name "Mauritius" was ceded definitely to Great-Britain.
		The Republic of Mauritius is a sovereign democratic state within the Commonwealth.
	www.mauriweb.com /solpal/aboutmauritius.asp (722 words)

	A new government in Mauritius
		Today Berenger is the most powerful politician on the island, after having emerged as the pi votal figure in the elections held in the second week of September.
		Mauritius, one of the richest countries in Africa, has an annual per capita income of about $3,600.
		Jugnauth was Prime M inister for 13 years, after heading his coalition to victory in three consecutive elections in 1983, 1987 and 1991.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1720/17200610.htm (1025 words)

	[Islam-Online- Top News]
		Ramgoolam strategically failed in the elections to foresee the sudden alliance contracted between the MMM and MSM.
		Mauritius' political instability may hamper further progress as the economy of the country is said to be at its weakest since 1993.
		With these uncertainties now surfacing, Mauritius, however, is not in a crisis of confidence and, for the immediate future, does not seem to face instability.
	www.islamonline.net /IOL-English/dowalia/news-2000-sep-13/topnews4.asp (1198 words)

	Mauritius - Post Report - e Diplomat
		Mauritius is characterized by its small size and great distance from the rest of the world.
		The Mauritius Archives is one of the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere.
		Mauritius is known as a scuba diver's paradise; the variety of its underwater life is rich in fauna and there are several historic shipwrecks.
	www.ediplomat.com /np/post_reports/pr_mu.htm (7983 words)

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		Mauritius was granted independence from Britain on 12 March 1968, and Sir Ramgoolam was elected prime minister, a title he retained for the next 13 years.
		Mauritius is a volcanic island about 10 million years old only 1,865 square kilometers in area.
		Mauritius is often referred to as the Eden of the Indian Ocean, a destination which is 'out of this world'.
	www.taximauritius.mu /mauritius.htm (1655 words)

	CNN.com - All calm as Mauritius votes - September 11, 2000
		The election itself was just as calm as the weather, with one member of a team of regional observers saying the ballot was the most peaceful he had overseen.
		Jugnauth and Berenger are widely credited with transforming Mauritius in the 1980s from a sleepy backwater known chiefly for sugar and tourism into a modern manufacturing center swiftly emerging as a financial services base.
		The remaining 30 percent are chiefly Afro-Creole, the mixed blood descendants of former slaves, or white Franco or Anglo descendants of colonial settlers.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/africa/09/11/mauritius.elections.reut (745 words)

	Afrol Mauritius Index Page: Links to Mauritius
		The Mauritius Institute is one of the most important cultural centers of the country.
		Mauritius Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy.
		Elections in Mauritius is a document realized by the website Elections around the world.
	www.afrol.com /Index/countries/mauritiusindex.htm (2248 words)

	Mauritius
		The Republic of Mauritius is a parliamentary democracy governed by a prime minister, a council of ministers, and a national assembly.
		According to international and local observers, the national elections, held in September 2000, were free and fair, and resulted in a victory for an opposition coalition, the Mauritian Socialist Movement/Militant Mauritian Movement (MSM/MMM).
		However, there is a right of judicial appeal, and in one high-profile case in August 2000 during the election campaign, the Supreme Court overturned a decision not to permit a demonstration.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8393.htm (7063 words)

	REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
		MAURITIUS: Mauritius was cited in the previous Compliance Report to Congress because it had not taken the necessary steps to properly implement the Convention.
		The Department notes that recent elections in Mauritius may result in a change of decision-makers whose views on this issue may differ from those of the previous Administration.
		The government of Mauritius is holding the second U.S. case pending the outcome of the first case.
	travel.state.gov /family/abduction_hague_05.html (5633 words)

	Opposition Leading in Mauritius Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sunday's election pitted Prime Minister Paul Berenger's alliance of the Mauritian Militant Movement and Deputy Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth's Militant Socialist Movement against an opposition coalition led by Navin Ramgoolam of the Labor Party.
		Mauritius' elections came as its sugar and textiles industries scramble to find ways of surviving deep cuts in European Union sugar subsidies and fierce competition from China's textile manufacturers.
		The effect of world trade rules on Mauritius had been the focus of the campaign, with the opposition alliance charging the Berenger government's policies have only made a handful of Mauritian businesspeople wealthy at the expense of tens of thousands of people who have lost their jobs in the textiles and sugar industries.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/07/04/international/i074704D10.DTL (339 words)

	Decapitating the king \| Hard News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Political power in Mauritius has oscillated between the two main political parties — the Labour Party led by Sir Seewoosagar Ramgoolam and, later, his son, Navin Ramgoolam, and Anirood Jagnauth's Mauritian Socialist Mouvement (MSM) — for the past 15 years.
		Strategically located in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius' economy began to boom in the 1980s when it became a high-end textile manufacturing centre, an international tourist destination, and a base for financial services, giving it the highest per capita income among the African countries.
		Mauritius is trying to enlarge the services sector by becoming an IT hub in the region, but the sector is still to pick up.
	www.hardnewsmedia.com /portal/?q=august-issue/decapitating-the-king (730 words)

	MAURITIUS: parliamentary elections National Assembly, 1991 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Elections were held for all the popularly elected seats in Parliament following premature dissolution of this body on 6 August 1991.
		The election date - a year earlier than due - was announced on 6 August 1991 by the Prime Minister, Sir Aneerood Jugnauth (Mauritian Socialist Movement - MSM).
		It will be recalled that at previous (August 1987) general election the alliance comprising the MSM, the Mauritian Labour Party (MLP) and the Mauritian Social-Democrat Party (PMSD) had emerged victorious.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2209_91.htm (307 words)

	New Vision Online : Bwambale calls for election laws
		Bwambale was among the 11-member observer team of the African Union for the national elections of Mauritius on July 3.
		In Mauritius, voter registers are updated and verified 10 months before elections, unlike in Uganda where they are updated any time, she said.
		“To have free and fair elections in 2006, the Electoral Commission should be well-facilitated,” she said, adding that the team observed free and fair elections in Mauritius.
	www.newvision.co.ug /D/8/18/446077 (159 words)

	MAURITIUS: parliamentary elections National Assembly - Assemblée nationale, 2000
		Elections were held for all the popularly chosen members of Parliament following the premature dissolution of this body in August 2000.
		After a month of campaigning free of violence, some 780,000 voters went to the polls on 11 September 2000 to choose from among 535 candidates representing 43 parties for the 62 seats at stake in Parliament (out of a total of 70 seats).
		Observers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) were for the first time present during the election and declared the poll free and fair.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/arc/2209_00.htm (273 words)

	CIVICUS
		Since the parliamentary elections in 2000, Zimbabweans have endured nine by-elections and the presidential elections in 2002.
		The first is adoption by the SADC heads of state of the SADC Norms and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections in Mauritius in 2002.
		Though it is clear that the SADC governments have not intention of enforcing these principles with respect to Zimbabwe, their adoption has placed some pressure on the Zimbabwe government, hence the cosmetic changes that it has made to the electoral process.
	www.civicus.org /new/content/electionsinzimbabwe.htm (834 words)

	Mauritius History
		It was another Portuguese sailor, Don Pedro Mascarenhas, who gave the name Mascarenes to the group of islands now known as Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion.
		Following constitutional conferences held in London in1955 and 1957, the ministerial system was introduced and general elections were held on 9th March 1959.
		Mauritius achieved the status of Republic 24 years later on 12 March 1992.
	www.southtravels.com /africa/mauritius/history.html (1033 words)

	CNN.com - Twelve hours of peaceful, fraud-and-violence-free voting ends in Mauritius - September 11, 2000
		PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AP) -- In stark contrast to what happens in much of the rest of Africa, voting in general elections Monday in this Indian Ocean island nation was marked by high turnout, no violence and no allegations of fraud.
		Despite the large number of parties fielding candidates, the contest is seen as a straightforward fight between the incumbent Labor Party-led coalition headed by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and an opposition alliance between the Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) and the Mouvement Socialiste Mauricien (MSM).
		Most Mauritians view elections as an opportunity to ensure that their prosperity and racial harmony, which have made the country one of Africa's few success stories, are not disrupted.
	www.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/africa/09/11/mauritius.elections.ap/index.html (703 words)

	Navin Ramgoolam is Mauritius New Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam has been elected as the new Prime Minister and he is officially installed as new Premier of Mauritius on Tuesday after holding victory in the weekend legislative polls.
		According to Cape Times, the shift of power in Mauritius has been a continuous musical chair affair between alliances of convenience and close families, on an island where around two-thirds of the population are Hindus and the prime political stakes are between socialists and right-wingers.
		According to the national election board (first announcement), the Social Alliance won 38 of the 62 constituencies up for grabs and Ramgoolam was to return to the Prime Ministership, which he had held after winning elections in 1995.
	internationalreporter.com /news/read.php?id=651 (456 words)

	The contemporary political history of the Republic of Mauritius
		Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
		The success of the two opposition candidates of the alliance of Navin Ramgoolam's Labour Party and Paul Berenger's Mouvement Militant Mauricien in the parliamentary by-election on January 29 is a clear warning from discontented voters to prime minister Anerood Jugnauth.
		The archipelago, a set of 65 small islets, 1920 km north of Mauritius, was detached in the 1960s by the British government prior to the independence of Mauritius in 1968.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/36/index-eb.html (398 words)

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