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Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, GCMG, GCSK, QC, (born Vīracāmi Riṅkāṭu; 20 October 1920 – 9 September 2000) was a Mauritian politician, minister, the sixth and last governor-general of Mauritius from 1986 to 1992, and then the first president of Mauritius from March to June 1992.
Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo | |
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| 1st President of Mauritius | |
| In office 12 March 1992 – 30 June 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Anerood Jugnauth |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth II as Queen of Mauritius |
| Succeeded by | Cassam Uteem |
| 6th Governor-General of Mauritius | |
| In office 17 January 1986 – 12 March 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Sir Cassam Moollan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (himself as President of Mauritius) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vīracāmi Riṅkāṭu 20 October 1920 Port Louis, British Mauritius[1] |
| Died | 9 September 2000 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (LSE) |
Early life
editBorn in 1920 in an Indian Tamil family,[2] Ringadoo was educated at Port Louis Grammar School and completed his LLB at the London School of Economics in 1948. He was also a founder of the League of Tamils in 1937.[3]
Political career
editAt the 1953 general elections he was elected for the first time to the Legislative Council in Moka-Flacq, representing Labour Party alongside Ackbar Gujadhur and Satcam Boolell.[4] At the 1959 and 1963 elections he was elected to the Legislative Council at No. 17 Quartier Militaire after standing as candidate of Labour Party.[5][6]
In 1967, he was elected to Legislative Council at Constituency No. 8 (Quartier Militaire-Moka) as candidate of the Independence Party coalition alongside Mahess Teeluck and Abdool Razack Mohamed.[7]
In 1976, he was re-elected at No. 8, alongside Mahess Teeluck.[8] He held the portfolio of finance minister of Mauritius during most of these terms. But at the 1982 general elections he was not elected following the landslide victory of MMM-PSM against PTr-PMSD.[9]
He served as governor-general of Mauritius from 17 January 1986 to 12 March 1992, when it became a republic. Ringadoo then served as interim president until later in 1992, when he was replaced by the second president, Cassam Uteem.[citation needed]
Recognition
editRingadoo was knighted in the 1975 New Year Honours,[10] and following his appointment as Governor-General, appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in June 1986.[11]
References
edit- ^ Who's who of Rhodesia, Mauritius, Central and East Africa. Wooten & Gibson. 1971. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Mauritius - Politics of the Republic of Mauritius".
- ^ "History of the Tamil League". Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "1953 results of elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius.
- ^ "1959 election results". Government of Mauritius.
- ^ "1963 Results of elections". Government of Mauritius.
- ^ "Results of 1967 elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius.
- ^ "Results of 1976 elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius.
- ^ "Results of 1982 elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius.
- ^ London Gazette, 1 January 1975
- ^ London Gazette, 10 June 1986
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