List Of Heads Of State Of Mauritius
This is a list of the heads of state of Mauritius, from the foundation of the Mauritius in 1968 to the present day.
From 1968 to 1992 the head of state under the Mauritius Independence Act 1968 was the Queen, who was the same person as the Queen of the United Kingdom and of the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Mauritius by a Governor-General. Mauritius became a republic under the Constitution of 1992 and the monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial President.
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