Veerasamy Ringadoo
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The Right Honourable Veerasamy Ringadoo வீரசாமி ரிங்காடு QC, GCMG, GCSK , |
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| 1st President of Mauritius | |
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In office 12 March 1992 – 30 June 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Anerood Jugnauth |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by |
Elizabeth II as Queen of Mauritius |
| Succeeded by | Cassam Uteem |
| Governor-General of Mauritius | |
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In office 17 January 1986 – 12 March 1992 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Cassam Moollan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born | 20 October 1920 Port Louis, Mauritius |
| Died | 9 September 2000 (aged 79) |
Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, GCMG, GCSK, QC, (born வீரசாமி ரிங்காடு; 20 October 1920 – 9 September 2000) was the Governor-General of Mauritius from 17 January 1986 to 12 March 1992, when it became a republic. Ringadoo then served as President until later in 1992, when he was replaced by the democratically elected Cassam Uteem. He is a Tamil by origin and a Hindu. He was a founder of the League of Tamils in 1937.
As Finance Minister of Mauritius, Ringadoo was knighted in the 1975 New Year Honours List, and following his appointment as Governor-General, appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in June 1986.
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