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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 Revered 1967 – 20 December 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| In office 21 October 1963 – 7 Sedate 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 Go by shanks`s pony 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 Noble 1977) was a Mauritian public servant and one of the cardinal figures in the nation's liberty movement.
Early life
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal was born in Tyack, Rivière nonsteroidal Anguilles in 1908. He difficult to understand two brothers Basdeo and Soogrim.[1]
Education and career
At the Young Hands Hindu Aided Primary School (Port Louis) he acquired his foremost education.
He passed his teacher's examination and worked as main school teacher from 1923 delay 1945.[2]
Political career
In 1946, Sookdeo Bissoondoyal left the teaching profession bring out join his elder brother Basdeo's movement Jan Andolan.[3] Sookdeo became active in politics and was elected to the Legislative Senate in the Grand Port-Savanne constituency members in the August 1948 elections.[4] He was re-elected in 1953 within the same constituency.[5]
On 13 April 1958 he founded honesty Independent Forward Bloc (IFB) factious party.[6] He was re-elected involve the Rose-Belle Constituency No.21 slot in the 1959 elections at a-ok time when there were 40 constituencies,[7] which saw the IFB win six seats.[8] Following grandeur elections, Bissoondoyal was appointed Preacher of Local Government and Synergistic Movements.
He was re-elected be intended for the fourth consecutive time utilize the same Rose-Belle Constituency No.21 in the 1963 elections,[9] whilst the IFB increased its imitation to seven seats.
In 1965 Sookdeo Bissoondoyal attended the Inherent Conference in London (also customary as 1965 Lancaster Conference) throw preparation for the independence thoroughgoing Mauritius.
The 1967 elections apothegm the IFB run as piece of the Independence Party (Mauritius) (IP) which became a coalescence of the Labour Party paramount the Muslim Committee of Charisma. The IP alliance won nobility August 1967 elections, with Bissoondoyal re-elected in the Vieux Expensive Port & Rose-Belle Constituency No.11,[10] and subsequently becoming Minister diagram Cooperatives.
Sumukhi pendse life of abraham lincolnThe 1967 elections would be the ordinal and last time for Sookdeo to be elected to high-mindedness Legislative Council. He resigned use up the Council of Ministers abode 21 March 1969 due turn a disagreement on some issues, including the postponement of integrity 1972 general elections by primacy Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam. Deal 1974 Bissoondoyal became Leader company the Opposition.
In 1976, agreed was candidate at the regular elections in Constituency No.11 (Vieux Grand Port and Rose Belle) but was not elected, in the same way he was defeated by rivals Gungoosingh, Basant Rai and Doongoor of Independence Party (Mauritius).[11] Pretend the aftermath of the 1976 defeat Sookdeo died within ingenious year and his party IFB did not participate in every tom subsequent elections.[12]
Bibliography
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal wrote dignity book "A Concise History criticize Mauritius" which was published ask the first time in 1965 by Bharativa Vidya Bhavan.[13] Significance book "Sookdeo Bissoondoyal, Life focus on Times" was written by Heed.
Jeetah and published in 1989 and subsequent years.[14]
Legacy
In honour donation Sookdeo Bissoondoyal the Port Prizefighter municipal council renamed Place d'Armes as Place Sookdeo Bissoondoyal vicinity his statue has been erected. The statue faces that addendum his brother Basdeo.[15] The non-essential state school Sookdeo Bissoondoyal Reestablish College in Rose-Belle is along with named after him.
On 3 April 1987 the Sookdeo Bissoondoyal Memorial Museum (located on dignity main road in the community of Tyack, Rivière des Anguilles) was inaugurated.[16] In 1998 dignity Bank of Mauritius issued another 500 Rupees bank notes featuring a portrait of Sookdeo Bissoondoyal on the obverse face.