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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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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius] | |||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
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> | ||
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1965 - Three years prior to the independence of Mauritius, the UK split the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritian territory to form the British Indian Ocean Territory. The UK forcibly expelled the archipelago's local population and leased its biggest island<br> | 1965 - Three years prior to the independence of Mauritius, the UK split the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritian territory to form the British Indian Ocean Territory. The UK forcibly expelled the archipelago's local population and leased its biggest island<br> | ||
1992 - Twenty-four years after independence, Mauritius was proclaimed a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations<br> | 1992 - Twenty-four years after independence, Mauritius was proclaimed a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations<br> | ||
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*[ | *[https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/africa/mauritania-political-geography/mauritania Encyclopedia Mauritiana, The Dutch Settlement] | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000001545203;view=1up;seq=16 Mauritius Historical Description]. index to people and places | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000001545203;view=1up;seq=16 Mauritius Historical Description]. index to people and places | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b266745;view=1up;seq=7 Mauritius or Isle of France History and Inhabitants.]Index places and people. | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b266745;view=1up;seq=7 Mauritius or Isle of France History and Inhabitants.]Index places and people. | ||
*[http://www.africagenweb.org/index.php/eastern-africa/mauritius Mauritius AfricaGenweb Information] | *[http://www.africagenweb.org/index.php/eastern-africa/mauritius Mauritius AfricaGenweb Information] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Mauritius]] | [[Category:Mauritius]] | ||
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