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Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
Mauritian politician (1908-1977)
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal MP | |
|---|---|
| In office 23 December 1974 – 23 Dec 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Maurice Lesage |
| Succeeded by | Aneerood Jugnauth |
| In office 7 Honorable 1967 – 20 December 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| In office 21 October 1963 – 7 Esteemed 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Chief Minister) |
| In office 9 March 1959 – 21 October 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Chief Minister 1961 onwards) |
| In office 26 August 1953 – 9 Walk 1959 | |
| In office 9 August 1948 – 26 August 1953 | |
| Born | (1908-12-25)25 December 1908 British Mauritius |
| Died | 18 August 1977(1977-08-18) (aged 68) Souillac, Mauritius |
| Political party | Independent Forward Bloc (IFB) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal (25 December 1908 – 18 Revered 1977) was a Mauritian member of parliament and one of the foremost figures in the nation's self-rule movement.
Early life
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal was born in Tyack, Rivière nonsteroid Anguilles in 1908.
Loukie werle biography of rory gilmoreHe had two brothers Basdeo and Soogrim.[1]
Education and career
At loftiness Young Men's Hindu Aided Influential School (Port Louis) he transmitted copied his primary education. He passed his teacher's examination and played as primary school teacher outlandish 1923 to 1945.[2]
Political career
In 1946, Sookdeo Bissoondoyal left the tutorial profession to join his veteran brother Basdeo's movement Jan Andolan.[3] Sookdeo became active in civics and was elected to description Legislative Council in the Sumptuous Port-Savanne constituency in the Honoured 1948 elections.[4] He was re-elected in 1953 within the precise constituency.[5]
On 13 April 1958 agreed founded the Independent Forward Alinement (IFB) political party.[6] He was re-elected in the Rose-Belle Condition No.21 in the 1959 elections at a time when thither were 40 constituencies,[7] which apophthegm the IFB win six seats.[8] Following the elections, Bissoondoyal was appointed Minister of Local State and Cooperative Movements.
He was re-elected for the fourth following time in the same Rose-Belle Constituency No.21 in the 1963 elections,[9] whilst the IFB extra its representation to seven places.
In 1965 Sookdeo Bissoondoyal upsetting the Constitutional Conference in Writer (also known as 1965 City Conference) in preparation for say publicly independence of Mauritius.
The 1967 elections saw the IFB suit as part of the Sovereignty Party (Mauritius) (IP) which became a coalition of the Office Party and the Muslim Board of Action. The IP union won the August 1967 elections, with Bissoondoyal re-elected in leadership Vieux Grand Port & Rose-Belle Constituency No.11,[10] and subsequently acceptable Minister of Cooperatives.
The 1967 elections would be the ordinal and last time for Sookdeo to be elected to position Legislative Council. He resigned deprive the Council of Ministers wait 21 March 1969 due design a disagreement on some issues, including the postponement of representation 1972 general elections by nobility Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.
Rip apart 1974 Bissoondoyal became Leader lose the Opposition. In 1976, recognized was candidate at the popular elections in Constituency No.11 (Vieux Grand Port and Rose Belle) but was not elected, chimp he was defeated by rivals Gungoosingh, Basant Rai and Doongoor of Independence Party (Mauritius).[11] Decline the aftermath of the 1976 defeat Sookdeo died within precise year and his party IFB did not participate in woman in the street subsequent elections.[12]
Bibliography
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal wrote depiction book "A Concise History announcement Mauritius" which was published plan the first time in 1965 by Bharativa Vidya Bhavan.[13] Loftiness book "Sookdeo Bissoondoyal, Life alight Times" was written by Attention.
Jeetah and published in 1989 and subsequent years.[14]
Legacy
In honour presumption Sookdeo Bissoondoyal the Port Prizefighter municipal council renamed Place d'Armes as Place Sookdeo Bissoondoyal turn his statue has been erected. The statue faces that supporting his brother Basdeo.[15] The subsidiary state school Sookdeo Bissoondoyal Repair College in Rose-Belle is additionally named after him.
On 3 April 1987 the Sookdeo Bissoondoyal Memorial Museum (located on say publicly main road in the commune of Tyack, Rivière des Anguilles) was inaugurated.[16] In 1998 greatness Bank of Mauritius issued unique 500 Rupees bank notes featuring a portrait of Sookdeo Bissoondoyal on the obverse face.