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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, barrister, and key political figure. He served six terms as Prime Minister, two terms as President and one term as Leader of Opposition. Often called the father of the Mauritian economic miracle, he led Mauritius through unprecedented economic growth and modernization as both Prime Minister and President. He diversified the economy beyond sugarcane into tourism, textiles, offshore services, IT, and knowledge sectors, while modernizing infrastructure like airports, ports, and roads. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anerood Jugnauth is the 9,200th most popular politician (up from 9,993rd 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 9,200 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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