Mauritius independence

Mauritius became an independent state on 12 March 1968, ending British colonial rule while retaining membership in the Commonwealth.

British Mauritius: Mauritius under British rule from 1810 until independence in 1968. The colonial administration that independence brought to an end.
Lancaster House Conferences: A series of British constitutional conferences that addressed the future of several colonies. The 1965 conference on Mauritius took place within this decolonization process.
Gaetan Duval: A Mauritian lawyer and politician who led the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate. He opposed the independence campaign and became a leading figure in post-independence politics.
Mauritius republic referendum, 1992: The constitutional transition that made Mauritius a republic in 1992. It completed a later change in status that independence in 1968 had not made.
Mauritius Labour Party: A Mauritian political party founded in 1936 that led the government at independence. Its leaders negotiated the transition and formed the first independent government.
Constitution of Mauritius: The supreme legal framework governing the Republic of Mauritius. The independence constitution established the institutions of the new state.
Anquetil Marrier d'Unienville: A Mauritian politician associated with the campaign for independence. He was among the independence movement's political figures.
Mauritian nationality law: The laws defining citizenship and nationality in Mauritius. Sovereignty brought the creation of a national framework for citizenship.
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam: A Mauritian physician and politician who became the country's first prime minister. He led the independence government and became its first prime minister.
Dominion: A self-governing state historically linked to the British Crown within the Commonwealth. Mauritius became independent as a republic-free state, not a Dominion under the Crown.

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