Mauritius 
   

1789 -  3 Oct 1810   3 Oct 1810 - 14 Dec 1869   14 Dec 1869 - 25 Aug 1906   25 Aug 1906 - 14 Dec 1923 14 Dec 1923 - 12 Mar 1968 Adopted 12 Mar 1968 Map of Mauritius Hear National Anthem "Motherland" Text of National Anthem  Adopted 12 Mar 1968 Constitution (12 Mar 1968) Capital: Port Louis (Port-Napoléon 1806-1810; Port-de-la-Montagne 1792-1795; Fort Frederik Hendrik 1638-1658, 1664-1710) Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MUR); 1810-1848 British  Pound (GBP) National Holiday: 12 Mar (1968) Independence Day Population: 1,364,283 (2018) GDP: $28.27 billion (2017) Exports: $2.36 billion (2017) Imports: $4.98 billion (2017)  Ethnic groups: Indo-Pakistani 67%, Creole (mixed Caucasian,  Indo-Pakistani, and African) 27.4%, Chinese 3%, other 2.6% (2000) Total Active Paramilitary Forces: 2,000 (2010) National Police Force: 8,000 Merchant marine: 28 ships (2018) Religions: Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011) International Organizations/Treaties: ACP, AfCFTA, AfDB, AOSIS, APM, AUえーゆー, BTWC, C, CCM, CD, COMESA, CPLP (associate observer), CWC, ENMOD, ESCR, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IORA, IPU, IRENA (signatory), ISA, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, NPT, NTBT, OIF, OPCW, OST, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNFCC-KP, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Mauritius Index Chronology 1505                       Discovered by Portuguese Capt. Domingos Fernández                              on the ship 'Cirne', named Ilha do Cirne. 1513                       Re-sighted by Portuguese Capt. Pedro de Mascarenhas,                              who names the Archipelago the Ilhas Mascarenhas                              (Mascarene Islands). 20 Sep 1598                Re-discovered by Dutch Capt. Wybrant Warwijk,                               claimed for Netherlands, only brief settlement.  7 May 1638                Dutch colony of Mauritius under the Vereenigde                              Oostindische Compagnie (United East India                              Company). 16 Jul 1658 - 1664         Abandoned by the Dutch.  17 Feb 1710                Abandoned by the Dutch.  6 Sep 1718                Claimed for France (Île de France) by                              Chevalier Jean-Baptiste Garnier de Fougeray. 23 Sep 1721                Formally claimed for France by Chevalier                               Jean-Baptiste Garnier de Fougeray (under                               Compagnie des Indies rule to 14 Jul 1767).  4 Jun 1735 - 23 Mar 1746  French Mascarene Islands colony (Île de                               France, Île Bourbon [Réunion], and Séchelles). 14 Jul 1767                French crown colony. 25 Oct 1797 - 19 Apr 1801  Nominally organized as a département of France,                              but was with the hands of a colonial assembly                              without relationship with the metropolis. This                              assembly divided the colony into 8 cantons.  3 Feb 1803 -  2 Sep 1810  Part of French colony of Indes-Orientales                             (nominally included Île de Réunion [to 9 Jul 1810]                              French India, Île de France, Rodrigues, and                               the Séchelles [Seychelles] to 17 May 1810). 13-28 Aug 1810             British occupy Île de la Passe in the harbor of                              Port Imperial (Grand Port) under Samuel Pym                              (b. 1778 - d. 1855). 29 Nov 1810                British invasion begins, Port Louis surrenders on                              3 Dec 1810. 31 Dec 1810                British colony (Mauritius). 15 Oct 1814                British possession proclaimed in Mauritius according                              to the Treaty of Paris (of 30 May 1814). 12 Mar 1968                Independence from U.K. (Mauritius). 12 Mar 1992                Republic of Mauritius Rodrigues Island

Commandants (of the United East India Company)
20 Sep 1598 - 1598         Wybrant Warwijck                   (b. c.1566 - d. 1615)
 6 May 1638 -  7 Nov 1639  Cornelis Simonszoon Gooyer
 7 Nov 1639 - 1645         Adriaan van der Stel               (b. c.1605 - d. 1646)
1645 - Sep 1648            Jacob van der Meersch
1648 - 1653                Reiner Por                         (d. 1653)
1653 - 1654                Joost van der Woutbeek
Governors (Opperhoofd)(of the United East India Company)
1654 - 1656                Maximilien de Jong
1656 - 16 Jul 1658         Abraham Evertszoon
16 Jul 1658 - 1664         Abandoned
1664 - May 1665            Jacobus van Nieuwlant              (d. 1665)
1665 - 1667                Georg Frederick Wreede             (d. 1672)
                             (1st time)
1667 - 1668                Jan van Jaar
1668 - 1669                Nicolas de Maupin
1669 - 1672                Georg Frederick Wreede             (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1672                       Swen Felleson
1672 - 13 Feb 1673         Philip Col
13 Feb 1673 -  4 Oct 1677  Hubert Hugo
 4 Oct 1677 - 22 Oct 1692  Isaac Johannes Lamotius            (b. 1646 - d. 1718)
22 Oct 1692 - 25 Nov 1703  Roelof Diodati                     (b. 1658 - d. 1723)
25 Nov 1703 - 17 Feb 1710  Adriaan Momber van der Velde       (b. 16.. - d. 1710)
17 Feb 1710 -  6 Sep 1718  Abandoned
Governors (of the Compagnie des Indes)
24 Dec 1721 -  7 Apr 1722  Julien Duronguët Le Toullec
                             (acting)
 7 Apr 1722 - 16 Dec 1725  Denis, chevalier de Nyon           (d. 1742)
 4 May 1722 - 13 Jun 1722  Duval de Hauville
                             (acting for Nyon)
13 Jul 1722 -  3 Dec 1722  Jacques Gast d'Hauterive           (b. 1680 - d. 1762)
                             (acting for Nyon)
16 Dec 1725 - 13 Mar 1729  Denis de Brousse (acting)
                             (Lieutenant du Roi)
13 Mar 1729 - 20 Aug 1729  Pierre Benoît Dumas                (b. 1668 - d. 1745)
                             (director general for commerce)
20 Aug 1729 -  4 Jun 1735  Nicolas de Maupin (commandant)
Governors-general of the Mascarene Islands (of the Compagnie des Indes to 14 Jul 1767)
 4 Jun 1735 - 23 Mar 1746  Bertrand François Mahé,            (b. 1699 - d. 1753)
                             comte de La Bourdonnais 
20 Mar 1740 - 14 Aug 1741  Didier de Saint-Martin (1st time)  (b. 1698 - d. 1777)
                             (acting for La Bourdonnais)
1741 - 18 Dec 1742         Didier de Saint-Martin (2nd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting for La Bourdonnais)
23 Mar 1746 -  6 Oct 1746  Didier de Saint-Martin (acting)    (s.a.)
 6 Oct 1746 - 10 Feb 1753  Pierre Félix Barthélemy David      (b. 1711 - d. 1795)
10 Feb 1753 -  3 Dec 1755  Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de    (b. 1705 - d. 1786)
                             Lozier 
 3 Dec 1755 -  4 Nov 1759  René Magon de la Villebague        (b. 1722 - d. 1778)
 4 Nov 1759 - 14 Jul 1767  Antoine Marie Desforges-Boucher    (b. 1713 - d. 1790)
14 Jul 1767 - 27 Nov 1768  Jean Daniel Dumas                  (b. 1721 - d. 1794)
27 Nov 1768 -  6 Jun 1769  Jean Guillaume de Steinauer (acting)
 6 Jun 1769 - 23 Aug 1772  François Julien du Dresnay,        (b. 1719 - d. 1784)
                             chevalier Desroches 
23 Aug 1772 -  2 Dec 1776  Charles Henri Louis d'Arsac,       (b. 1723 - d. 1780)
                             chevalier de Ternay 
 2 Dec 1776 - 28 Apr 1779  Antoine de Guiran, chevalier       (b. 1725 - d. 1779)
                             de La Brillanne 
28 Apr 1779 - 30 Apr 1779  Joseph Bigeard de Murinais, comte  (b. 1718 - d. 1803)
                             de Saint-Maurice (acting)
 1 May 1779 -  3 Nov 1787  François de Peynier, vicomte de    (b. 1732 - d. 1803)
                             Souillac (acting to 30 Jan 1780)
 5 Apr 1785 - 28 Jun 1785  Camille Charles Leclerc,           (b. 1741 - d. 1797)
                             chevalier de Fresne
                             (acting for Souillac)
28 Jun 1785 -  7 Nov 1785  François Louis Teissèdre de Fleury,(b. 1749 - d. 1799)
                             chevalier de Fleury 
                             (acting for Souillac)
 5 Nov 1787 - 14 Nov 1789  Antoine Raymond Joseph Bruni,      (b. 1737 - d. 1793)
                             chevalier d'Entrecasteaux 
14 Nov 1789 - 29 Jul 1790  Thomas, comte de Conway            (b. 1735 - d. 1795)
29 Jul 1790 - 19 Aug 1790  Dominique Prosper de Chermont      (b. 1741 - d. 1798)
                             (acting)
19 Aug 1790 - 18 Jun 1792  David Charpentier de Cossigny      (b. 1740 - d. 1801)
                             (acting)
18 Jun 1792 - 28 Jul 1800  Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès,   (b. 1730 - d. 1800)
                             comte de Malartic 
18 Jun 1792 - Jun 1796     Jean-François Le Boucher
                           + Daniel Lescallier (to Sep 1792)  (b. 1743 - d. 1822)
                           (civil commissioners)
28 Jul 1800 - 25 Sep 1803  François Louis Magallon de la      (b. 1754 - d. 1825)
                             Morlière
26 Sep 1803 -  3 Dec 1810  Charles Mathieu Isidore, comte     (b. 1769 - d. 1832)
                             Decaen 
26 Sep 1803 -  3 Dec 1810  Louis Léger -Prefect               (b. 1748 - d. 1813)
British Military Commander
29 Nov 1810 -  3 Dec 1810  John Abercromby                    (b. 1772 - d. 1817)
Governors and Commanders-in-chief
 3 Dec 1810 - 12 Jun 1823  Robert Townsend Farquhar           (b. 1776 - d. 1830)
                             (from 27 Jul 1821, Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar)             
 9 Apr 1811 - 12 Jul 1811  Henry Warde (acting for Farquhar)  (b. 1766 - d. 1834)
19 Nov 1817 - 10 Dec 1818  Gage John Hall                     (b. 1773? - d. 1854)
                             (acting for Farquhar)
10 Dec 1818 -  6 Feb 1819  John Dalrymple                     (b. 1777 - d. 1835)
                             (acting for Farquhar)
 6 Feb 1819 -  6 Jul 1820  Ralph Darling (1st time)           (b. 1772 - d. 1858)
                             (acting for Farquhar)
20 May 1823 - 12 Jun 1823  Ralph Darling (2nd time)           (s.a.)
                             (acting for Farquhar)
12 Jun 1823 - 17 Jun 1828  Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole           (b. 1772 - d. 1842)
17 Jun 1828 - 31 Jan 1833  Sir Charles Colville               (b. 1770 - d. 1843)
31 Jan 1833 - 16 Jul 1840  Sir William Nicolay                (b. 1771 - d. 1842)
20 Feb 1840 - 16 Jul 1840  James Power (acting for Nicolay)   (b. 1776? - d. 1851)
16 Jul 1840 -  2 Jan 1842  Sir Lionel Smith                   (b. 1778 - d. 1842)
 3 Jan 1842 - 21 Nov 1842  William Staveley (acting)          (b. 1784 - d. 1854)
21 Nov 1842 -  8 Jun 1849  Sir William Maynard Gomm           (b. 1784 - d. 1875)
 5 May 1849 - 21 May 1849  Thomas Blanchard 
                             (acting for Gomm)
21 May 1849 -  8 Jun 1849  Henry Lewis Sweeting               (b. 1790? - d. 1855)
                             (acting for Gomm)
 8 Jun 1849 -  8 Jan 1851  Sir George William Anderson        (b. 1791 - d. 1857)
19 Oct 1850 -  8 Jan 1851  William Sutherland (1st time)      (b. 1788 - d. 1862)
                             (acting for Anderson)
 8 Jan 1851 - 21 Sep 1857  James Macaulay Higginson           (b. 1805 - d. 1885)
                             (from 2 Jan 1857, Sir James Macaulay Higginson)
 1 Sep 1853 - 27 Sep 1853  William Sutherland (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (acting for Higginson)
14 Apr 1854 - 18 Jan 1855  William Sutherland (3rd time)      (s.a.)
                             (acting for Higginson)
18 Jan 1855 - 12 Jun 1855  Charles Murray Hay (1st time)      (b. 1802 - d. 1864)
                             (acting for Higginson)
11 Sep 1857 - 21 Sep 1857  Charles Murray Hay (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (acting for Higginson)
21 Sep 1857 -  9 Jan 1863  Sir William Stevenson              (b. 1805 - d. 1863)
10 Jan 1863 - 26 Nov 1863  Montague Cholmeley Johnstone       (b. 1804 - d. 1874)
                             (acting)
26 Nov 1863 - 21 Feb 1871  Sir Henry Barkly                   (b. 1815 - d. 1898)
 4 Jun 1870 - 21 Feb 1871  Edward Selby Smyth                 (b. 1819 - d. 1896)
                             (acting for Barkly)
21 Feb 1871 - 21 Nov 1874  Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon     (b. 1829 - d. 1912)
                             (from 23 Feb 1871, Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon)
19 Aug 1871 - 29 Sep 1871  Edward Selby Smyth                 (s.a.)
                             (acting for Hamilton-Gordon)
21 Oct 1872 - 28 Oct 1872  Edward Newton (1st time)           (b. 1832 - d. 1897)
                             (acting for Hamilton-Gordon)
20 Jan 1873 - 20 Oct 1873  Edward Newton (2nd time)           (s.a.)
                             (acting for Hamilton-Gordon)
30 Sep 1874 - 21 Nov 1874  Edward Newton (3rd time)           (s.a.)
                             (acting for Hamilton-Gordon)
21 Nov 1874 -  4 Apr 1879  Sir Arthur Purves Phayre           (b. 1812 - d. 1885)
31 Dec 1878 -  4 Apr 1879  Frederick Napier Broome (1st time) (b. 1842 - d. 1896)
                             (acting for Phayre)
 4 Apr 1879 -  5 May 1883  Sir George Ferguson Bowen          (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
 9 Dec 1880 -  5 May 1883  Sir Frederick Napier Broome        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting for Bowen)
 5 May 1883 -  1 Jun 1883  Charles Bruce (acting)             (b. 1837 - d. 1920)
 1 Jun 1883 - 21 Dec 1889  Sir John Pope Hennessy             (b. 1834 - d. 1891)
                             (suspended 14 Dec 1886 - 12 Jul 1887)
24 Sep 1884 - 15 Oct 1884  Henry Nicholas Duverger Beyts      (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
                             (1st time)(acting for Hennessy)
30 Sep 1886 - 28 Oct 1886  Henry Nicholas Duverger Beyts      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting for Hennessy)
15 Dec 1886 - 18 Dec 1886  Sir Hercules George Robert         (b. 1824 - d. 1897)
                             Robinson (acting for Hennessy)
18 Dec 1886 -  2 Jul 1887  William Hanbury Hawley             (b. 1829 - d. 1917)
                             (acting for Hennessy)
 2 Jul 1887 - 11 Dec 1888  Francis Fleming (1st time)         (b. 1842 - d. 1922)
                             (acting for Hennessy)
11 Dec 1888 - 22 Dec 1888  Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall         (b. 1826 - d. 1901)
                             (1st time)(acting for Hennessy)
11 Dec 1889 - 17 Dec 1889  Francis Fleming (2nd time)         (s.a.)
                             (acting for Hennessy)
17 Dec 1889 - 21 Dec 1889  Thomas Erskine Arthur Hall         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting for Hennessy)
21 Dec 1889 - 20 Sep 1892  Sir Charles Cameron Lees           (b. 1837 - d. 1898)
12 Mar 1892 - 20 Sep 1892  Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham     (b. 1842 - d. 1914)
                             (acting for Lees)
20 Sep 1892 - 11 May 1897  Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham     (s.a.)
                             (from 2 Jan 1893, Sir Hubert Edward Henry Jerningham) 
                             (acting to 21 Jun 1893)
17 Jan 1894 - 24 Jul 1894  Charles Anthony King-Harman        (b. 1851 - d. 1939)
                             (1st time)(acting for Jerningham)
 2 Mar 1896 - 19 Sep 1896  Charles Anthony King-Harman        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting for Jerningham)
15 Jan 1897 - 11 May 1897  Charles Anthony King-Harman        (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)(acting for Jerningham)
11 May 1897 - 20 Aug 1904  Sir Charles Bruce                  (s.a.)
12 Jul 1900 - 13 May 1901  Sir Graham John Bower (1st time)   (b. 1848 - d. 1933)
                             (acting for Bruce)
10 Nov 1903 - 20 Aug 1904  Sir Graham John Bower (2nd time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting)
20 Aug 1904 - 13 Sep 1911  Sir Cavendish Boyle                (b. 1849 - d. 1916)
14 Apr 1906 - 14 Sep 1906  Sir Graham John Bower (3rd time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting for Boyle)
17 Oct 1908 - 23 Apr 1909  Sir Graham John Bower (4th time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting for Boyle)
10 Apr 1911 - 13 Sep 1911  George Smith (acting)              (b. 1858 - d. 1938)
13 Sep 1911 - 18 May 1916  John Robert Chancellor             (b. 1870 - d. 1952)
                             (from 3 Jun 1913, Sir John Robert Chancellor)
10 Mar 1914 - 22 Sep 1914  John Middleton (1st time)          (b. 1870 - d. 1954)
                             (acting for Chancellor)
28 Jan 1916 - 18 May 1916  John Middleton (2nd time)          (s.a.)
                             (acting for Chancellor)
18 May 1916 - 19 Feb 1925  Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell      (b. 1864 - d. 1952)
 8 Feb 1919 - 17 Nov 1919  John Middleton (3rd time)          (s.a.)
                             (acting for Bell)
 2 Feb 1921 -  3 Apr 1921  Edward Brandis Denham (1st time)   (b. 1876 - d. 1938)
                             (acting for Bell)
 8 May 1922 -  3 Mar 1923  Edward Brandis Denham (2nd time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting for Bell)
16 Aug 1924 - 19 Feb 1925  Edward Allan Grannum (1st time)    (b. 1869 - d. 1956)
                             (acting for Bell)
19 Feb 1925 - 30 Aug 1930  Sir Herbert James Read             (b. 1863 - d. 1949)
 2 Sep 1926 - 17 Oct 1926  Sir Edward Allan Grannum (2nd time)(s.a.)
                             (acting for Read)
 3 Aug 1927 - 17 May 1928  Sir Edward Allan Grannum (3rd time)(s.a.)
                             (acting for Read)
 9 Dec 1929 - 30 Aug 1930  Sir Edward Allan Grannum           (s.a.)
                             (4th time)(acting for Read)
30 Aug 1930 - 23 Oct 1937  Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson     (b. 1883 - d. 1971)
                             (from 3 Jun 1931, Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson) 
24 Aug 1932 - 29 Apr 1933  Edward Walter Evans (1st time)     (b. 1890 - d. 1985)
                             (acting for Jackson)
 3 Sep 1934 - 26 Oct 1934  Edward Walter Evans (2nd time)     (s.a.)
                             (acting for Jackson)
 7 Apr 1936 -  4 Dec 1936  Edward Walter Evans (3rd time)     (s.a.)
                             (acting for Jackson)
 7 Jun 1937 - 23 Oct 1937  Edward Walter Evans (4th time)     (s.a.)
                             (acting for Jackson)
23 Oct 1937 -  5 Jul 1942  Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford      (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
29 Jan 1940 - 10 Sep 1940  Sydney Moody (1st time)            (b. 1889 - d. 1979)
                             (acting for Clifford)
16 Apr 1942 -  5 Jul 1942  Sydney Moody (2nd time)            (s.a.)          
                             (acting for Clifford)
 5 Jul 1942 - 26 Sep 1949  Sir Henry Charles Donald Cleveland (b. 1889 - d. 1965)
                             Mackenzie-Kennedy
23 May 1945 -  3 Jan 1946  Sydney Moody (3rd time)            (s.a.)
                             (acting for Mackenzie-Kennedy)
 8 May 1947 - 10 Jan 1948  Sydney Moody (4th time)            (s.a.)
                             (acting for Mackenzie-Kennedy)
 5 Dec 1948 - 26 Sep 1949  James Dundas Harford (1st time)    (b. 1899 - d. 1993)
                             (acting for Mackenzie-Kennedy)
26 Sep 1949 - 22 Mar 1954  Sir Hilary Rudolph Robert Blood    (b. 1893 - d. 1967)
26 Jun 1950 - 17 Nov 1950  James Dundas Harford (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting for Blood)
22 May 1952 - 14 Oct 1952  James Dundas Harford (3rd time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting for Blood)
11 Jan 1954 - 22 Mar 1954  Robert Newton (1st time)           (b. 1908 - d. 1983)
                             (acting for Blood)
22 Mar 1954 -  2 Nov 1959  Sir Robert Scott                   (b. 1903 - d. 1968)
 8 Nov 1956 - 18 Apr 1957  Robert Newton (2nd time)           (s.a.)
                             (acting for Scott)
10 Jul 1959 -  2 Nov 1959  Robert Newton (3rd time)           (s.a.)
                             (acting for Scott)
 2 Nov 1959 - 17 Sep 1962  Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell   (b. 1907 - d. 1995)
11 Jun 1961 - 20 Jul 1961  Thomas Douglas Vickers (1st time)  (b. 1916 - d. 1999)
                             (acting for Deverell)  
10 Jul 1962 - 17 Sep 1962  Thomas Douglas Vickers (2nd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting for Deverell)
17 Sep 1962 - 11 Mar 1968  Sir John Shaw Rennie               (b. 1917 - d. 2002)
24 Aug 1964 - 30 Nov 1964  Thomas Douglas Vickers (3rd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting for Rennie) 
11 Oct 1966 - 28 Dec 1966  Thomas Douglas Vickers (4th time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting for Rennie)
Queen¹
12 Mar 1968 - 11 Mar 1992  the Queen of the United Kingdom
Governors-general
(representing the British monarch as head of state)
12 Mar 1968 - 27 Aug 1968  Sir John Shaw Rennie               (s.a.)
27 Aug 1968 -  3 Sep 1968  Sir Michel Jean Joseph Laval       (b. 1910 - d. 1970)
                             Rivalland (acting)
 3 Sep 1968 - 27 Dec 1972  Sir Arthur Leonard Williams        (b. 1904 - d. 1972)
Governors-general and Commanders-in-chief
(representing the British monarch as head of state)
24 Dec 1972 - 31 Oct 1977  Abdool Raman Mahomed Osman         (b. 1902 - d. 1992)
                             (from 6 Feb 1973, Sir Abdool Raman Mahomed Osman)
                             (acting [for Williams to 27 Dec 1972] to 30 Jan 1973)
 1 Nov 1977 - 23 Mar 1978  William Henry Garrioch (acting)    (b. 1916 - d. 2008)
                             (from 31 Dec 1977, Sir William Henry Garrioch)
23 Mar 1978 - 28 Dec 1983  Dayendranath Burrenchobay          (b. 1919 - d. 1999)
                             (from 30 Dec 1978, Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay)
                             (acting to 17? Oct 1979)
28 Dec 1983 - 15 Dec 1985  Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam          (b. 1900 - d. 1985)
15 Dec 1985 - 17 Jan 1986  Sir Cassam Ismael Moollan (acting) (b. 1927 - d. 2010)
17 Jan 1986 - 11 Mar 1992  Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo             (b. 1920 - d. 2000)
Presidents
12 Mar 1992 -  1 Jul 1992  Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo             (s.a.)               Non-party
 1 Jul 1992 - 15 Feb 2002  Cassam Uteem                       (b. 1941)            MMM
15 Feb 2002 - 18 Feb 2002  Angidi Verriah Chettiar (acting)   (b. 1928 - d. 2010)  PTr
18 Feb 2002 - 25 Feb 2002  Ariranga Govindasamy Pillay        (b. 1945)            Non-party
                             (acting)
25 Feb 2002 -  1 Oct 2003  Karl Auguste Offmann               (b. 1940 - d. 2022)  MSM
 1 Oct 2003 -  7 Oct 2003  Abdool Raouf Bundhun (acting)      (b. 1937)            MMM
 7 Oct 2003 - 31 Mar 2012  Sir Anerood Jugnauth               (b. 1930 - d. 2021)  MSM
31 Mar 2012 - 21 Jul 2012  Monique Agnès Ohsan Bellepeau (f)  (b. 1942)            PTr
                             (1st time) (acting) 
21 Jul 2012 - 29 May 2015  Rajkeswur (Kailash) Purryag        (b. 1947)            PTr
29 May 2015 -  5 Jun 2015  Monique Agnès Ohsan Bellepeau (f)  (s.a.)               PTr
                             (2nd time) (acting) 
 5 Jun 2015 - 23 Mar 2018  Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-        (b. 1959)            Non-party
                             Fakim (f)
23 Mar 2018 - 26 Nov 2019  Paramasivum Pillay "Barlen"        (b. 1945?)           MSM
                             Vyapoory (acting)
26 Nov 2019 -  2 Dec 2019  Marc France Eddy Balancy (acting)  (b. 1953)            Non-party
 2 Dec 2019 -              Prithvirajsing "Pradeep" Roopun    (b. 1959)            MSM

Chief minister
26 Sep 1961 - 12 Aug 1967  Seewoosagur Ramgoolam              (s.a.)               PTr
                             (from 12 Jun 1965, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam)
Premier
12 Aug 1967 - 12 Mar 1968  Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam          (s.a.)               PTr
Prime ministers
12 Mar 1968 - 16 Jun 1982  Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam          (s.a.)               PTr
16 Jun 1982 - 27 Dec 1995  Anerood Jugnauth (1st time)        (s.a.)           MMM;Apr 1983 MSM
                             (from 11 Jun 1988, Sir Anerood Jugnauth)
27 Dec 1995 - 17 Sep 2000  Navinchandra "Navin" Ramgoolam     (b. 1947)            PTr
                             (1st time) 
17 Sep 2000 - 30 Sep 2003  Sir Anerood Jugnauth (2nd time)    (s.a.)               MSM
30 Sep 2003 -  5 Jul 2005  Paul Raymond Bérenger              (b. 1945)            MMM
 5 Jul 2005 - 17 Dec 2014  Navinchandra "Navin" Ramgoolam     (s.a.)               PTr
                             (2nd time)
17 Dec 2014 - 23 Jan 2017  Sir Anerood Jugnauth (3rd time)    (s.a.)               MSM
23 Jan 2017 -              Pravind Kumar Jugnauth             (b. 1961)            MSM

Intendants of Justice, Police and Finances of îles de France et de Bourbon
17 Jul 1767 - 1772         Pierre Poivre                      (b. 1710 - d. 1786)
22 Aug 1772 - 1776         Jacques Maillart du Mesle          (b. 1731 - d. 1782)
17 Nov 1777 - 1781         Denis Nicolas de Foucault          (b. 1723 - d. 1807)
 4 Jul 1781 - Oct 1785     Étienne Claude Chevreau            (b. 1730 - d. 1785)
12 Oct 1785 - 17 Aug 1789  Augustin François Motais de        (b. 1747 - d. 1827)
                             Narbonne
17 Aug 1789 - 1798         André Julien Dupuy                 (b. 1753 - d. 1832)
 6 Nov 1798 - 1803         Jean-Baptiste Charles Laurent      (b. 1751 - d. 1838)
                             Thibault de Chanvalon
                             (director-general)

 ¹Full style:
(a) 12 Mar 1968 - 25 May 1968: "By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.";
(b) 25 May 1968 - 12 Mar 1992: "Queen of Mauritius and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth."

Territorial Disputes: Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Islands (U.K.-administered British Indian Ocean Territory) and its former inhabitants, chiefly reside in Mauritius; claims French-administered Tromelin Island.

Party abbreviations: MMM = Mauritian Militant Movement/Mouvement Militant Mauricienne, (democratic socialist, est.Nov 1969); MSM = Militant Socialist Movement/Mouvement Socialiste Militant (center-left, split from MMM and MSP, est.8 Apr 1983); PMSD = Mauritian Social Democrat Party/Parti Mauricien Social-Démocrate (social democratic, conservative, est.6 Apr 1955); PTr = Mauritius Labour Party/Parti Travailliste Mauricien (social-democratic, est.23 Feb 1936)

Feb 1507                   Sighted by the Portuguese fleet of Affonso d'Albuquerque under
                             Capt. Diogo Fernandes Pereira.
Feb 1528                   Re-sighted by Portuguese Capt. Diogo Rodrigues (Rodriguez) and
                             named Ilha Diogo Rodrigues (Rodriguez).
19 Sep 1601                Visited by Dutch Admiral Wolphart Harmansen.
1625                       Claimed by France (Île Rodrigues), no settlement.
 1 May 1691 - 21 May 1693  Settlement by French Huguenots (abandoned 1725-1735).
Jul 1725                   French re-occupation, named Île Marianne.
1735                       Permanent French settlement begins (subordinated to Île Bourbon
                             [Réunion]).
29 Jun 1761                British ship Plassey under Capt. Thomas Fletcher bombards the port
                             and forces inhabitants into neutrality (until 1763).
 4 Aug 1809 - Dec 1810     British occupation (Rodrigues Island).
Apr 1812                   British occupation resumed (Rodrigues a dependency of Mauritius).
15 Oct 1814                British possession proclaimed in Mauritius according to
                             the Treaty of Paris (of 30 May 1814).
12 Mar 1968                Part of independent Mauritius (Rodrigues district).
12 Mar 1992 - Oct 1996     Rodrigues Local Council appointed by minister of Rodriguan affairs.
12 Oct 2002                Autonomy (Island of Rodrigues) by (Mauritius constitution amendment
                             of 20 Nov 2001 and) the Rodrigues Regional Assembly Act 39/2001
                             of 20 Dec 2001 of 18 Jan 2002.

Governor
 1 May 1691 - 21 May 1693  François Leguat de la Fougère      (b. 1639? - d. 1735)
Commandants
Jul 1725 - 1725            Isaac Jean Rodier de Lavergne      (d. 1734)
1725                       César Antoine Bonard de Mangarde   (b. 1684 - d. 1732)
1725 - c.1735              Vacant
c.Jul 1735 - 1740?         Oscol (or Oriol)
c.1745 - c.1746            Louis Laurent Durup de Bussy       (b. 1708 - d. 1763)
c.Jun 1751 - c.Mar 1758    Vincent François Martenne de       (b. 1718 - d. 1791)
                             Pluvié (Puvigné)(1st time)
c.Apr 1758 - Dec 1759      Caradec
Dec 1759 -  4 Jan 1762     Vincent François Martenne de       (s.a.)
                             Pluvié (Puvigné)(2nd time)
 4 Jan 1762 - Apr 1782     Yves Mathurin Julienne (Jullienne) (b. 1736 - d. ....)
Jul 1782 - 11 Jul 1784     René Charles Le François Forval    (b. 1730 - d. 1815)
                             de Grainville (1st time)
Aug 1785 - Jul 1786        René Charles Le François Forval    (s.a.)
                             de Grainville (2nd time)  
Agents Civil
Jul 1786 - Apr 1791        Jean Antoine Stofeld de Valgny     (d. 1791)
12 May 1794 -  8 Aug 1809  Philibert Marragon (1st time)      (b. 1749 - d. 1826)
British Commandants
 4 Aug 1809 - Dec 1810     Henry Sheehy Keating               (b. 1775 - d. 1847)
Dec 1810 - Apr 1812        Vacant?
Apr 1812 -  4 Nov 1820     Philibert Marragon (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 4 Nov 1820 - 31 May 1823  Thomas Robert Pye                  (b. 1789? - d. 1836)
 1 Jun 1823 - Oct 1825     Philibert Marragon (3rd time)      (s.a.)
Oct 1825 - Dec 1842        Vacant?
Police Magistrates
Dec 1842 - 28 Apr 1846     Blaise Bacy
28 Apr 1846 - 16 Sep 1847  Alexander de Courcy Potterton      (b. 1818 - d. 1907)
16 Sep 1847 - 20 Apr 1850  John Henderson
20 Apr 1850 -  8 Dec 1856  C.W.P. Montgomery
 8 Dec 1856 - 14 May 1862  Edward Stephens Messiter           (b. 1816? - d. 18..)
14 May 1862 - 13 Nov 1871  George Jenner
13 Nov 1871 -  1 May 1872  James Stadler Stuart (acting)
 1 May 1872 - 12 May 1875  Henry Reid Bell                    (b. 1832 - d. 1902)
12 May 1875 - 12 Jul 1875  William James Caldwell (acting)
12 Jul 1875 - 25 Apr 1877  Henri Eugène Desmarais (1st time)  (b. 1843 - d. 1928)
25 Apr 1877 - 11 Sep 1877  Victor Singery (acting) 
11 Sep 1877 -  1 Nov 1879  Henri Eugène Desmarais (2nd time)  (s.a.)
 1 Nov 1879 - Jun 1882     Joseph Clanfergael O'Halloran      (b. 1846 - d. 1920)
Civil Commissioners and Police Magistrates
Jun 1882 - 17 Sep 1882     Joseph Clanfergael O'Halloran      (s.a.)
                             (1st time)
17 Sep 1882 - 21 Nov 1882  Jacques Ivanoff Dupont (acting)    (b. 1835 - d. 1887)
21 Nov 1882 - 29 Nov 1884  Joseph Clanfergael O'Halloran      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
29 Nov 1884 - 21 Apr 1887  Louis Arthur Boucherat (acting)    (b. 1845? - d. ....)
21 Apr 1887 - 13 Sep 1890  Joseph Clanfergael O'Halloran      (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
13 Sep 1890 - 28 Nov 1890  Ange Edmond de La Peyre (acting)   (b. 1840 - d. 1916)
Magistrates for Rodrigues
28 Nov 1890 - 12 Dec 1890  Ange Edmond de La Peyre (acting)   (s.a.)
12 Dec 1890 - 10 Apr 1893  Barthélemy Hardy Colin (1st time)  (b. 1855 - d. 1936)
10 Apr 1893 -  9 Apr 1894  Yves Pierre Antoine Jollivet       (b. 1851 - d. 1913)
                             (acting)
 9 Apr 1894 - 13 Dec 1895  Barthélemy Hardy Colin (2nd time)  (s.a.)
13 Dec 1895 - 21 Nov 1896  Frédéric Robert (1st time)(acting) (b. 1862 - d. 1927)
21 Nov 1896 - 28 Jul 1897  Barthélemy Hardy Colin (3rd time)  (s.a.)
28 Jul 1897 - 22 Aug 1898  Frédéric Robert (2nd time)(acting) (s.a.)
22 Aug 1898 - 28 Apr 1900  Barthélemy Hardy Colin (4th time)  (s.a.)
28 Apr 1900 - Dec 1900     Frédéric Robert (3rd time)(acting) (s.a.)
Magistrates and Civil Commissioners for Rodrigues
Dec 1900 - 17 Jun 1901     Frédéric Robert (3rd time)(acting) (s.a.)
17 Jun 1901 - 18 Apr 1902  Edward Robert McMillan             (b. 1863 - d. 19..)
18 Apr 1902 - 28 Jun 1902  Léon Leclézio (1st time)(acting)   (b. 1860 - d. 1945)
28 Jun 1902 - 14 Aug 1902  Furcy Alfred Herchenroder (acting) (b. 1865 - d. 1932)
14 Aug 1902 -  2 Apr 1904  Jean Edmond Rouillard (1st time)   (b. 1868 - d. 1936)
 2 Apr 1904 - 17 Jun 1904  Frédéric Robert (4th time)(acting) (s.a.)
17 Jun 1904 - 23 Jun 1906  Jean Edmond Rouillard (2nd time)   (s.a.)
23 Jun 1906 - 24 Sep 1906  John Douglas Bolton (acting)
24 Sep 1906 - 27 Dec 1907  Jean Edmond Rouillard (3rd time)   (s.a.)
27 Dec 1907 - 20 Oct 1908  Frédéric Robert (5th time)(acting) (s.a.)
20 Oct 1908 - 17 Dec 1909  Jean Edmond Rouillard (4th time)   (s.a.)
17 Dec 1909 - 15 Jun 1910  Samuel Fouquereaux (1st time)      (b. 1881 - d. 1947)
                             (acting)
15 Jun 1910 - 22 Dec 1912  Jean Edmond Rouillard (5th time)   (s.a.)
22 Dec 1912 - 31 Mar 1913  Frédéric Pierre Genève (1st time)  (b. 1888 - d. 1932)
                             (acting)
31 Mar 1913 -  1 Jul 1913  Jean Edmond Rouillard (6th time)   (s.a.)
 1 Jul 1913 -  5 Nov 1913  Léon Leclézio (2nd time)(acting)   (s.a.)
 5 Nov 1913 - Apr 1914     Georges Rousset                    (b. 1879 - d. 1954)
Apr 1914 - Jul 1914        Maurice Vigier de Latour (acting)
Jul 1914 - 18 Dec 1914     Frédéric Pierre Genève (2nd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting)
18 Dec 1914 - 10 Jun 1916  Samuel Fouquereaux (2nd time)      (s.a.)
10 Jun 1916 -  7 Nov 1916  Frédéric Pierre Genève (3rd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting)
 7 Nov 1916 - 28 Oct 1918  William Butler Lloyd               (b. 1880 - d. 1944) 
28 Oct 1918 - Dec 1918     Samuel Ethelbert Mangénie (acting) (b. 1875 - d. 19..)
Dec 1918 - 28 Apr 1919     Léon Leclézio (3rd time)(acting)   (s.a.)
28 Apr 1919 - 21 Dec 1920  Louis Denis Antoine Ulcoq          (b. 1884 - d. 1965)
21 Dec 1920 - 16 Dec 1922  Noël Antoine Edmond Duvivier       (b. 1886 - d. 1966)
16 Dec 1922 - 29 Aug 1925  W.J. Hanning (1st time)(acting)    (b. 1878 - d. 19..)
29 Aug 1925 - Jun 1926     Barthélémy Jules Colin (1st time)  (b. 1895 - d. 1965)
Jun 1926 - 22 Aug 1926     Antoine Legras (1st time)          (b. 1888 - d. 19..)
22 Aug 1926 - 19 Dec 1926  Barthélémy Jules Colin (2nd time)  (s.a.)
19 Dec 1926 -  9 Jul 1927  Samuel Blunt de Burgh-Edwardes     (b. 1895 - d. 1988)
                             (acting)
 9 Jul 1927 - 21 Dec 1927  Joseph Roger Espitalier-Noël       (b. 1901 - d. 1974)
                             (1st time) (acting)
21 Dec 1927 - 22 Dec 1928  Barthelemy Jules Colin (3rd time)  (s.a.)
22 Dec 1928 - 10 Oct 1929  Joseph Roger Espitalier-Noël       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) (acting)
10 Oct 1929 - 21 Dec 1929  W.J. Hanning (2nd time)(acting)    (s.a.)
21 Dec 1929 -  5 Apr 1930  Barthélémy Jules Colin (4th time)  (s.a.)
 5 Apr 1930 - 20 Dec 1934  Raoul Brouard                      (b. 1901 - d. 1991)   
20 Dec 1934 - 27 Dec 1937  Joseph Félix Jules Pierre Rousset  (b. 1898 - d. 1966)  
27 Dec 1937 -  2 Oct 1938  Aimé Joseph Le Roy (1st time)      (b. 1905 - d. 1974)
 2 Oct 1938 - 10 Nov 1938  Antoine Legras (2nd time)(acting)  (s.a.)
10 Nov 1938 -  5 May 1940  Aimé Joseph Le Roy (2nd time)      (s.a.)
 5 May 1940 - 21 Sep 1943  Jacques Joseph Maurice Lavoipierre (b. 1909 - d. 1985)
21 Sep 1943 - 26 Dec 1944  Harilall Ranchhordas Vaghjee       (b. 1912 - d. 1979)
26 Dec 1944 - 17 Dec 1945  Marie Joseph Gérard Lalouette      (b. 1912 - d. 1992)
17 Dec 1945 - 25 Aug 1948  Jules Hyacinthe Maurice Rousset    (b. 1907 - d. 1995)
25 Aug 1948 -  9 Nov 1949  John Lewis Bradshaw (1st time)     (b. 1905 - d. 1988)
 9 Nov 1949 -  4 Mar 1950  Joseph Richard Victor Marrier      (b. 1915 - d. 1958)
                             d'Unienville (acting)
 4 Mar 1950 - 15 Sep 1951  John Lewis Bradshaw (2nd time)     (s.a.)
15 Sep 1951 - 19 Feb 1954  Louis Paul Toureau (1st time)      (b. 1913 - d. ....)
19 Feb 1954 - Jan 1956     Jean Emilien Claude Rochecouste    (b. 1917 - d. 1997)
                             (1st time)
Jan 1956 - Mar 1956        Louis Joseph France Vallet         (b. 1921 - d. 1996)
                             (1st time)(acting)
Mar 1956 - 27 Jul 1957     Jean Emilien Claude Rochecouste    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
27 Jul 1957 - 30 Aug 1957  Louis Joseph France Vallet         (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting)
30 Aug 1957 - 31 Mar 1960  Jean Emilien Claude Rochecouste    (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
31 Mar 1960 - 25 Jul 1961  Louis Paul Toureau (2nd time)      (s.a.)
25 Jul 1961 - 19 Jul 1962  Louis Philippe Lefébure (1st time) (b. 1922 - d. 1971)
19 Jul 1962 - Nov 1962     Paul Yves Espitalier-Noël          (b. 1928 - d. 1986)
                             (1st time)(acting)
Nov 1962 - 14 Sep 1963     Louis Philippe Lefébure (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Sep 1963 -  2 Nov 1963  Louis Joseph France Vallet         (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
 2 Nov 1963 - 21 Dec 1963  Paul Yves Espitalier-Noël          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting)
21 Dec 1963 - Dec 1965     Louis Joseph France Vallet         (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
Dec 1965 - 27 Jun 1968     Paul Yves Espitalier-Noël          (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
27 Jun 1968 -  8 Dec 1970  Jocelyn Serge Forget (1st time)
 8 Dec 1970 -  7 Jan 1971  Yves Pitchen (1st time)(acting)    (b. 1949)
 7 Jan 1971 - 24 Mar 1971  Jocelyn Serge Forget (2nd time)
24 Mar 1971 - Mar 1972     Yves Pitchen (2nd time)            (s.a.)
Mar 1972 - Jun 1972        Jocelyn Serge Forget (3rd time)
Jun 1972 - Dec 1972        Lall T. Ramjoorawon
Dec 1972 - Jul 1973        Paul Yves Espitalier-Noël          (s.a.)
                             (4th time)
Jul 1973 - 11 Jul 1974     Jocelyn Serge Forget (4th time)
Resident Commissioners
11 Jul 1974 - Mar 1977     Nigel Heseltine                    (b. 1916 - d. 1995)
Mar 1977 - Sep 1977        Paul Yves Espitalier-Noël          (s.a.)
                             (interim)
Sep 1977 - Aug 1980        Guy Magnien
Aug 1980 - Sep 1982        Sydney Moutia                      (b. 1932)
Administrative Secretaries   
Sep 1982 - Mar 1983        Rayapen Chavrimootoo (interim)
Mar 1983 - Aug 1985        Maxime Labour (1st time)
Aug 1985 - Feb 1986        Raouf Allybocus (interim)
Feb 1986 - May 1988        Maxime Labour (2nd time)
Island Secretaries
May 1988 - Dec 1990        Claude Wong So
Dec 1990 - Feb 1991        .... (acting)
Feb 1991 - Feb 1993        Jacques Cunden
Mar 1993 - Feb 1994        Rajendradev Gajeelee
Feb 1994 - Jun 1996        Jugoo Bassoodeosing (interim)
Jul 1996 - Jun 1998        Jean-Max Simonet
Jul 1998 - Sep 2002        Jean-Claude Pierre-Louis
Island Chief Executives
24 Oct 2002 - 23 Oct 2004  Claude Wong So                                          Non-party
24 Oct 2004 -  5 Mar 2010  Jean-Claude Pierre-Louis (1st time)                     Non-party
Mar 2010 - 24 Aug 2010     Pritam Singh Mattan                                     Non-party
24 Aug 2010 - 13 Feb 2012  Joseph Ah-Leong Chang-Siow         (b. 1965?)           Non-party
13 Feb 2012 - 21 Mar 2022  Jacques Davis Hee Hong Wye         (b. 1968)            Non-party
21 Mar 2022 -              Jean-Claude Pierre-Louis (2nd time)                     Non-party

President of the Rodrigues Local Council
12 Mar 1992 - Oct 1996     Antoinette Prudence (f)            (b. 1952 - d. 2007)  FAR
Oct 1996 - 24 Oct 2002     Post abolished
Chief Commissioners
12 Oct 2002 -  4 Feb 2003  Jean Daniel Spéville               (b. 1971)            OPR
 4 Feb 2003 -  4 Aug 2006  Louis Serge Clair (1st time)       (b. 1940)            OPR
 4 Aug 2006 - 12 Jan 2011  Johnson Roussety (1st time)        (b. 1975)            MR
12 Jan 2011 - 11 Feb 2012  Gaëtan Jhabeemissur                (b. 1955)            MR
11 Feb 2012 -  5 Mar 2022  Louis Serge Clair (2nd time)       (s.a.)               OPR
 5 Mar 2022 -              Johnson Roussety (2nd time)        (s.a.)               MR

Party abbreviations: OPR = Rodrigues People’s Organisation/Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais (Rodrigues regionalist, autonomist, left-wing, est.12 Nov 1976); MR = Mouvement Rodriguais/ Rodrigues Movement (democratic socialist, center-left, regionalist, est.14 Sep 1992); RPR = Rassemblement du Peuple Rodriguais (Rally for the Rodrigues People, est.1986);
- Former parties: FAR = Front de l'Autonomie de Rodrigues/Front for the Autonomy of Rodrigues (regionalist)