European Communities — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1968 Mauritius gained independence from the United Kingdom, with Seewoosagur Ramgoolam as its first prime minister.
IndependenceOn this day — March 12 in African history
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Zscout370 — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1992 Mauritius became a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Rob Croes for Anefo — CC0, Wikimedia Commons 1932 Andrew Young, American civil rights activist, pastor, and diplomat who served as US Ambassador to the United Nations, was born.
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