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Anerood Jugnauth

1930 - 2021

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Sir Anerood Jugnauth (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian statesman, politician and barrister who served both as president and prime minister of Mauritius. The central figure of Mauritian politics in the 1980s and early 1990s, he served six terms as prime minister from 1982 to 1995, 2000 to 2003 and 2014 to 2017. He was elected as president from 2003 to 2012. Jugnauth was a cabinet minister under the government of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam from 1965 to 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anerood Jugnauth is the 9,204th most popular politician (up from 9,997th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Mauritius (down from 1st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mauritian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anerood Jugnauth ranks 9,204 out of 19,576. Before him are Radosław Sikorski, Dalia Itzik, Orlando Letelier, Meresankh III, Kazimira Prunskienė, and Vyacheslav von Plehve. After him are Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Herman II, Duke of Swabia, Badr al-Jamali, Huang Xing, Peter G. Peterson, and Shibi Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Anerood Jugnauth ranks 191. Before him are Dick Sargent, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy McLane, Sa'dun Hammadi, Babushka Lady, and Barbara Lawrence. After him are Veljo Tormis, June Almeida, Tanya Savicheva, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Guy Ligier, and Yi-Fu Tuan. Among people deceased in 2021, Anerood Jugnauth ranks 180. Before him are Jaan Kaplinski, Nelson Freire, Cicely Tyson, Ahmed Jibril, Jovan Divjak, and Vladimir Shatalov. After him are Jozef Vengloš, Matthew Festing, Wilfried Van Moer, Ian St John, Wahiduddin Khan, and Albert Vanhoye.

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In Mauritius

Among people born in Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth ranks 3 out of 14. Before him are Ameenah Gurib (1959), and Prithvirajsing Roopun (1959). After him are Henri Le Sidaner (1862), Kailash Purryag (1947), Maurice Piat (1941), Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900), Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard (1817), Navin Ramgoolam (1947), Jean Margéot (1916), Pravind Jugnauth (1961), and Paul Bérenger (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mauritius

Among politicians born in Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth ranks 3. Before him are Ameenah Gurib (1959), and Prithvirajsing Roopun (1959). After him are Kailash Purryag (1947), Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900), Navin Ramgoolam (1947), Pravind Jugnauth (1961), Paul Bérenger (1945), and Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920).

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