Rabindrah Ghurburrun

Rabindranath Ghurburrun
Vice President of Mauritius
In office
30 June 1992  1 July 1997
President Cassam Uteem
Preceded by Office established
Succeeded by Angidi Chettiar

Sir Rabindrah Ghurburrun (1928–2008) was the Vice President of Mauritius from 1992 to 1997. He started his political career as a member of the Mauritius Labour Party. However, he was appointed by the Mauritian Militant Movement-Militant Socialist Movement coalition government as Vice President while the Labour Party was in the opposition.[1]

A lawyer by profession, he did a diploma at the University of Oxford.[2] He was also the first High Commissioner of Mauritius to India. Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi described him as behaving like the last Maharaja of India[3]

He died at the age of 79 in Paris.[4]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  3. http://www.lemauricien.org/weekend/080427/so.htm#27 Obituary
Political offices
Preceded by
Office established
Vice President of Mauritius
1992–1997
Succeeded by
Angidi Chettiar
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