Colonial and Post Independence Political History of Mauritius
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Partial self-government during the French revolutionary period, the British conquest and the Treaty of Capitulation. One man rule under the British Raj. Collusion between the French colons and the British Raj. The role of Adrien d'Epinay. The constitutions of 1824 and 1832. Unjust and repressive legislations. The Great Reform Movement. The 1885 Constitution. The first legislative elections 1886. Visit of Gandhi and the role of Manilall Doctor. The 1909 Commission of Enquiry. Action Libérale. The Retrocession Movement. The Election of 1926. The Election of Dr M Curé. The birth of the Mauritius Labour Party. Working class solidarity. The General strike of 1937 and the Hooper Commission. The 1948 Constitution Adult Universal suffrage and self Government in 1958. 1960s Independence versus integration. Post independence coalition politics. Constitutional Amendments. The role of the MMM. Extraparliamentary actions of the MMM. 1976 Elections. The total victory of the MMM/PSM of 1982 and its consequences. Accession of Mauritius to the status of a Republic.
