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Seewoosagur Ramgoolam

1900 - 1985

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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (18 September 1900 – 15 December 1985), often referred to as Chacha "Uncle" Ramgoolam or SSR, was a Mauritian politician and statesman. He served as the island's only chief minister, first prime minister, and fifth governor-general. He is widely recognized as the nation's founding father. After Guy Rozemont's death in 1956, Ramgoolam served as the leader of the Labour Party of Mauritius until his death in 1985 and led the country to independence in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam is the 11,696th most popular politician, the 3rd most popular biography from Mauritius and the 2nd most popular Mauritian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ranks 11,696 out of 19,576. Before him are Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia, Sophia of Hungary, Abisare, Da Ding, Aemilia Tertia, and Shamshi-Adad IV. After him are Abdullah Senussi, Antiochus III of Commagene, Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Petros Protopapadakis, Catherine Colonna, and Stefan Vladislav II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ranks 161. Before him are Serge Poliakoff, Roberto Arlt, Jean Duvieusart, Boris Yefimov, Jiří Wolker, and Semyon Lavochkin. After him are Bing Xin, Roy Harrod, Madeleine Renaud, Lee Beom-seok, Juan d'Arienzo, and Gilberto Freyre. Among people deceased in 1985, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ranks 117. Before him are Jock Stein, Salvador Espriu, Francesca Bertini, Iosif Shklovsky, Dmitry Belyayev, and Julia Robinson. After him are René Barjavel, Ernest Nagel, Henry Hansen, Sanjeev Kumar, Margaret Hamilton, and Penn Nouth.

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In Mauritius

Among people born in Mauritius, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ranks 7 out of 14. Before him are Ameenah Gurib (1959), Prithvirajsing Roopun (1959), Anerood Jugnauth (1930), Henri Le Sidaner (1862), Kailash Purryag (1947), and Maurice Piat (1941). After him are 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, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ranks 5. Before him are Ameenah Gurib (1959), Prithvirajsing Roopun (1959), Anerood Jugnauth (1930), and Kailash Purryag (1947). After him are Navin Ramgoolam (1947), Pravind Jugnauth (1961), Paul Bérenger (1945), and Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920).

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