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Saturday, July 31, 2021

Basic timeline of Mauritius

This post is a basic timeline of Mauritius. There are 9 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Moors discover Mauritius (Pre-European era)
• Portugal discovers Mauritius (1507-1513)
• Dutch Mauritius (1638-1710)
• Isle de France (1715-1814)
• British Mauritius (1810-1968)
• Renamed to Mauritius Regiment (1943)
• Mauritius gains independence (1968)
• Student protests (1975)
• Mauritius becomes a republic (1992)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Mauritius at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Mauritius.)