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The Parti Socialiste Mauricien (PSM) was founded by then Labour MP Harish Boodhoo on 16 September 1979 as a splinter group who were expelled from the Labour Party. [2] The other Labour MPs who formed the party were Rohit Beedassy and Radha Gungoosingh. Other prominent members of the PSM were Jocelyn Seenyen, Armoogum Parsooraman and Kishore ...
The Mauritian Social Democratic Party ( PMSD, French: Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate ), also known as the Mauritian Conservative Party, is a political party in Mauritius. Conservative and Francophilic, [1] the PMSD is the fourth biggest political party in the National Assembly and currently forms part of the opposition.
Karen Foo Kune. Eileen Karen Lee Chin Foo Kune, born 29 May 1982 is a Mauritian badminton player and politician. She was the Mauritian sportswoman of the year in 2004 and 2009. [1] [2] She participated in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics and made it to the Commonwealth Games in 2002, 2006, and 2010. [3] In 2011, she won the bronze medals ...
Splitting of Indo-Mauritian community. Despite the CAM's alliance with the Labour Party Mohamed persisted with his demand for a separate electoral roll and reserved seats for the Muslims. His approach had been shaped by the All India Muslim League's strategy of the 1950s which successfully weakened the rising Indian nationalism. Mohamed's ...
Joseph Réginald Topize (10 August 1960 – 21 February 1999), professionally known by his stage name Kaya, was a Mauritian musician and the creator of "seggae", a fusion of Mauritian sega and reggae, two popular music genres in Mauritius. Kaya died while in police custody (purportedly beaten to death by the police [citation needed] ); he was ...
History. In 1969 the Union Démocratique Mauricienne (UDM) was founded by barrister and politician Guy Ollivry and other members of the Legislative Assembly following their resignation from the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD). Other prominent figures who left the PMSD to join the newly-formed UDM were Raymond Rivet and Maurice Lesage.
The Ralliement Mauricien was a political party in Mauritius. History. The Ralliement Mauricien(RM) party was founded by Jules Koenig in 1953 ahead of the 1953 General Elections for the Legislative Council. It had previously been known as Union Mauricienne which had participated in previous elections.
Moreover, he had dim prospects of securing a party's investiture for the 2014 General Elections due to the 2011 Casse Bribery scandal, and 2013 Pailles drink driving scandal which made news headlines in the Mauritian press.