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In 1810 the British took Mauritius. They prohibited first the slave trade, then slavery, introducing Indian coolies who were low paid, unskilled laborers instead. Three hundred thousand of them came between 1834 and 1910. Mauritius attained independence in 1968. | In 1810 the British took Mauritius. They prohibited first the slave trade, then slavery, introducing Indian coolies who were low paid, unskilled laborers instead. Three hundred thousand of them came between 1834 and 1910. Mauritius attained independence in 1968. | ||
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1598 - The Dutch took possession of Mauritius and abandoned Mauritius in 1710<br> | 1598 - The Dutch took possession of Mauritius and abandoned Mauritius in 1710<br> | ||