🇲🇺 Mauritius

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The book

The Improbable Equilibrium

How a Plural Island Made Westminster Democracy Routine — and Negotiated Its Way Back to the Map

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MU-A-01

The Mauritian Independence and the Founding Era (12 March 1968 – 11 June 1982)

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Pre-Independence Mauritius — Sugar Colony, Indenture, Franchise Expansion, and the Road to 1968 (1598–1968)

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The Anerood Jugnauth Era (15 June 1982 – 19 December 1995; 17 September 2000 – 30 September 2003)

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Mauritian Democratic Alternation and the 2024 Election Landslide — The Labour-MSM-MMM Triangle from 1968 to the Ramgoolam Restoration

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The Pravind Jugnauth Premiership (23 January 2017 – 13 November 2024)

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The 2024 Election, the Alliance du Changement, and the Chagos Sovereignty Settlement

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Block A

Independence and Founding Era (1968–1982)

MU-A-01The Mauritian Independence and the Founding Era (12 March 1968 – 11 June 1982)12 March 1968 through 11 June 1982Fact-checked11k w MU-A-02Pre-Independence Mauritius — Sugar Colony, Indenture, Franchise Expansion, and the Road to 1968 (1598–1968)1598–1968Fact-checked14k w MU-A-03The 1968 Constitution and the Best Loser System (1968–2026)12 March 1968 through 10 November 2024Fact-checked14k w

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Jugnauth Senior Era (1982–1995; 2000–2003)

MU-B-01The Anerood Jugnauth Era (15 June 1982 – 19 December 1995; 17 September 2000 – 30 September 2003)15 June 1982 through 30 September 2003Fact-checked9k w MU-B-02The 2000–2005 Lepep-1 Era — The Jugnauth-Bérenger Rotation, the MSM-MMM Coalition Government, and the 30 September 2003 PM-Rotation11 February 2000 [TBD-VERIFY: precise date of the formal Lepep alliance agreementFact-checked14k w

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Ramgoolam Junior First Era (1995–2000; 2005–2014)

MU-C-01Mauritian Democratic Alternation and the 2024 Election Landslide — The Labour-MSM-MMM Triangle from 1968 to the Ramgoolam Restoration12 March 1968 through mid-2025Fact-checked12k w MU-C-02Navin Ramgoolam's Second Premiership — Alliance Sociale, the Sithanen Reforms, the 2008–2009 Crisis Response, the 2010 Renewal, and the 17 December 2014 Defeat (5 July 2005 – 17 December 2014)3 July 2005 through 17 December 2014Fact-checked17k w MU-C-03The 2010 IMF Article IV Review and the Post-Crisis Financial-Services Architecture — Mauritius's Crisis Response, Stimulus Programme, and Regulatory Evolution under Ramgoolam-Second-Term (2008–2014)late 2008 through 2014Fact-checked11k w

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Pravind Jugnauth Era (2017–2024)

MU-D-01The Pravind Jugnauth Premiership (23 January 2017 – 13 November 2024)23 January 2017 through 13 November 2024Fact-checked8k w MU-D-02The 7 November 2019 Mauritian General Election and MSM Continuity (2017–2020)2014–2020Fact-checked16k w MU-D-03The Missié Moustass Phone-Tap Scandal (2022–2024)October 2022 through mid-2026Fact-checked14k w MU-D-04Pravind Jugnauth's Second-Term Policy Record — Wakashio, COVID, Safe City, MIC, Heritage City, and the Path to 60-2 Defeat (2019–2024)7 November 2019 through 13 November 2024Fact-checked11k w MU-D-05Navin Ramgoolam's Third Premiership Year Two — Fiscal Recalibration, State-Asset Review, and the IMF Article IV Cycle (November 2025 – November 2026)13 November 2025 through 12 November 2026Fact-checked10k w

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Ramgoolam Junior Second Era (2024–)

MU-E-01The 2024 Election, the Alliance du Changement, and the Chagos Sovereignty SettlementOctober 2022 through mid-2025Verified7k w MU-E-02The Ramgoolam Government Year One — The Fiscal Audit, the State-Asset Review, the FCC Anti-Corruption Track, and the Chagos Treaty Ratification (November 2024 – May 2026)13 November 2024 through 29 August 2026Fact-checked15k w MU-E-03The 22 May 2025 Diego Garcia Treaty (Chagos Sovereignty Agreement)3 October 2024 through late August 2026Fact-checked4k w

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Foreign Policy

MU-F-01Mauritius Foreign Policy — Non-Alignment, India, Africa, China, EU, and Chagos (1968–2026)12 March 1968 through mid-2026Fact-checked15k w MU-F-02The Mauritius–India Special Relationship — Indenture, Security, Capital, and Agalega (1968–2026)12 March 1968 through mid-2026Fact-checked9k w

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Economic Architecture

MU-G-01The Mauritian Economic Model — From Monocrop Sugar to a Diversified Services Economy (1968–2026)1968 – 2026Fact-checked10k w MU-G-02Mauritius as an Offshore Financial Centre: The IBC Architecture, DTAA Network, and FATF Pressures (1992–2024)1992–2024Verified7k w MU-G-03Mauritian BPO, Tourism, and the Post-Sugar Services Economy (1995–2026)1995–2026Fact-checked11k w MU-G-04Cybercity Ebène and Mauritius's Digital Hub Strategy (2001–2026)2001–2026Fact-checked11k w MU-G-05The Mauritian Welfare State — Free Education, Free Health, and the Universal Pension (1948–2026)1948 – 2026Fact-checked11k w

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Biographies

MU-H-PM-01Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam — A Biography (1900–1985; legacy to 2026)18 September 1900 through 15 December 1985Fact-checked13k w MU-H-PM-02Sir Anerood Jugnauth — A Biography (1930–2021; legacy to 2026)29 March 1930 through 3 June 2021Fact-checked10k w MU-H-PM-03Paul Bérenger — A Biography (1945–; legacy to 2026)1945–2026Fact-checked12k w MU-H-PM-04Navin Ramgoolam — A Biography (1947–; thrice Prime Minister 1995–2000, 2005–2014, 2024–)14 July 1947 through mid-2026Fact-checked14k w MU-H-PM-05Pravind Kumar Jugnauth — A Biography (1961–; Prime Minister 23 January 2017 – 13 November 2024)25 December 1961 through mid-2026Fact-checked15k w

Block I

Institutions

MU-I-01The Mauritian Electoral Architecture — The Best Loser System, Constituency Design, and the Machinery of Elections (1968–2026)1966 through mid-2026Fact-checked9k w MU-I-02The Mauritian Judiciary and the Privy Council — The Supreme Court, the Hybrid Legal System, and the Outsourced Apex (1968–2026)1968 through mid-2026Fact-checked10k w

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Contested Legacies

MU-J-01The Chagos Contested Record — Detachment, Forced Removal, Decades of Litigation, and the 2025 Treaty (1965–2026)8 November 1965 through mid-2026Fact-checked21k w

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Key Decisions

MU-K-01The 1965 Chagos Detachment Decision — Lancaster House, the £3 Million Settlement, and the BIOT Order (January–November 1965)January 1965 through 8 November 1965Fact-checked17k w MU-K-02The 12 March 1992 Republic Transition Decision — The 1991 Constitutional Amendment Acts, the Removal of the Queen as Head of State, and the Establishment of the Office of President of Mauritius (1990–1992)15 September 1991 through 30 June 1992Fact-checked14k w MU-K-03The 1983 MMM Split and the Jugnauth Realignment Decision (1982–1984)11 June 1982 through 21 August 1983 and 28 December 1983Fact-checked9k w

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Ideas & Frameworks

MU-M-01The Mauritian Multicultural Model — Unity in Diversity as Statecraft (1968–2026)1968–2026Fact-checked10k w

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External Lens

MU-N-01Mauritius in International Perceptions — The African Exception and the Offshore Question (1968–2026)1968–2026Fact-checked10k w

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Mega Trends

MU-O-01Mauritian Mega Trends — Demographic Ageing, Climate Vulnerability, and Beyond-Middle-Income Transition (2025–2050)2025–2050Fact-checked14k w MU-O-02Mauritian Climate Vulnerability — Cyclones, Sea-Level Rise, and Adaptation Architecture (2000–2050)2000–2050Fact-checked18k w MU-O-03Mauritius Megatrends — The 2030s Questions2026–2040 horizon, grounded in the 1968–2026 recordFact-checked9k w

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Reference & Canon

MU-R-01Mauritius Governance Books Canon1500s–presentFact-checked9k w