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Elizabeth II's reign in Mauritius from 1968 to 1992 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabeth II was Queen of Mauritius from 1968 to 1992 when Mauritius was a sovereign state and an independent constitutional monarchy.[1] Mauritius shared the Sovereign with the other Commonwealth realms, with the country's monarchy being separate and legally distinct. The Mauritian monarch's operational and ceremonial duties were mostly delegated to her representative, the governor-general of Mauritius.
Queen of Mauritius | |
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Style | Her Majesty |
Formation | 12 March 1968 |
Abolition | 12 March 1992 |
The Mauritian monarchy was created by the Mauritius Independence Act 1968, which transformed the British Crown Colony of Mauritius into the independent sovereign state of Mauritius of today. The only Mauritian monarch to reign from the independence of Mauritius to the monarchy's abolition was Queen Elizabeth II. As such, the monarch was officially titled Queen of Mauritius and, in this capacity, she and other members of the Royal Family undertook functions domestically as representatives of the Mauritian state. The Crown primarily functioned as a guarantor of continuous and stable governance and a nonpartisan safeguard against the abuse of power.
In 1991, Prime Minister Sir Anerood Jugnauth announced that Mauritius would become a republic on 12 March 1992, coinciding with the 24th anniversary of Mauritian independence. With the installation of a president as head of state, Mauritius became a republic within the Commonwealth on 12 March 1992.