Virasami Ringadu ( ibid. வீரசாமி ரிங்காடு , Hindi सर वीरसम्य रिन्गदू , English Veerasamy Ringadoo , October 20, 1920 , Port Louis - September 9, 2000 ) - the last governor general of Mauritius from January 17, 1986 to March 12, 1992 , the first president of Mauritius from March 12, 1992 to June 30, 1992 .
| Virasami Ringadu | |||||||
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| வீரசாமி ரிங்காடு सर वीरसम्य रिन्गदू Veerasamy ringadoo | |||||||
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| Predecessor | position established | ||||||
| Successor | Kassem Utim | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Kassam Mullan | ||||||
| Successor | position canceled | ||||||
| Birth | October 20, 1920 Port Louis  British mauritius | ||||||
| Death | September 9, 2000 (aged 79) Mauritius | ||||||
| The consignment | Socialist fighting movement | ||||||
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Biography
Virasami Ringadu was born on October 20, 1920 in a Tamil family from India [1] . In 1937, he was one of the founders of the Tamil League [2] , and later founded the magazine Tamil Voice, whose purpose was primarily to publish the best examples of Tamil literature and the works of modern Tamil writers [3] .
He went to the UK . During his stay in London, he rented an apartment with Kocheril Raman Narayanan , the future president of India .
In the government of the Prime Minister, Sivusagur Ramgulama served as Minister of Finance of Mauritius, in 1975 Ringad was knighted [4] . On January 17, 1986, he took office as Governor General of Mauritius . In June 1986 he became a holder of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George [5] .
On March 12, 1992, after the proclamation of the republic, Ringadou resigned as governor general, and on the same day became the first president of Mauritius . He held this post until June 30, 1992 , when he was replaced by the democratically elected Kassem Utim .
Memory
A bust of Virasami Ringado stands on La Place d'Armes, where the Government House is located, in Port Louis [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Mauritius - Politics of the Republic of Mauritius
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 29, 2009. Archived April 29, 2009.
- ↑ Sunset beach - all about seychelles> Religious community attitudes
- ↑ Viewing Page 41 of Issue 46447
- ↑ Viewing Page 7729 of Issue 50547
- ↑ Weapon Area