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Given the island's importance for international shipping routes and limited opportunities locally, Mauritian Creole people settled internationally before some of these countries were founded as nations. For example, Mauritians settled on the continent of
Australia before federation of the nation.
446:
elite controlled nearly all of the large sugar estates and was active in business and banking. As the Indian population became numerically dominant after independence from
British rule and the voting franchise was extended, political and economic power shifted from the Franco-Mauritians and their
481:
Subsequent to a
Constitutional amendment in 1982, there is no need for Mauritians to reveal their ethnic identities for the purpose of population census. Official statistics on ethnicity are not available. The 1972 census was the last one to measure ethnicity.
403:
labour began with Indian, Chinese, Malay, African and
Malagasy labourers, but ultimately, it was India which supplied the much needed labourers to Mauritius, mainly sugar cane workers. This period of intensive use of Indian labour took place during
812:
408:, with many brutal episodes and a long struggle by the indentured for respect. The term applied to the indentured during this period, and which has since become a derogatory term for Mauritians of Asian descent, was
1057:
383:
from any combination of the aforementioned ethnic groups. Creol-Mauritian is the blending of the different cultures; this is why it is complex to define Creol-Mauritian.
883:
789:
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was abolished on 1 February 1835, an attempt was made to secure a cheap source of adaptable labour for intensive sugar plantations in
Mauritius.
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721:
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420:; not only did they modify the social, political and economic physiognomies of the island, but some also went farther, to the
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434:
in order to work as indentured labourers after slavery was abolished in 1835. Included in the Indo-Mauritian community are
1681:
1228:
758:"Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom by country of birth and sex, January 2020 to December 2020"
990:
412:. The island soon became the key-point in the trade of indentured labourers, as thousands of Indians set forth from
355:, multi-cultural and multi-religious peoples. Mauritian is made up of blended groups of people who come mainly from
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The meeting of a mosaic of people from Europe, India, Africa and China began a process of hybridisation and
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trace their origins to the plantation owners and slaves who were brought to work the sugar fields. When
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681:. Aboriginal people from islands south of the continent likewise settled in Australia.
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236:
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Australian
Government, Department of Immigration and Border Protection (2011 census)
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and their descendants in various countries around the world, mainly Great
Britain (
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475:
336:
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221:
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226:
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are descended from Indian immigrants who arrived in the 19th century via the
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182:
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compiles data on religious affiliation every ten years during census.
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has termed "coolitude". This social reality is a major reference for
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Ministry of
Finance & Economic Development (January–June 2012).
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/mca/files/2016-cis-mauritius.PDF
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Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95%
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1147:"Mauritius. Immigration history from Mauritius to Victoria"
300:
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Their ancestors and more recent migrants are now known as
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842:
906:
804:
722:"Population and vital statistics Republic of Mauritius"
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Coolitude: An
Anthology of the Indian Labour Diaspora
884:"The Mauritius-born Community: Historical Background"
673:, New Zealand, Canada, France, Ireland and Belgium.
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and their descendants. Mauritius is a melting pot of
261:
876:
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985:(with Marina Carter, Anthem Press, London, 2002)
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1144:
93:
1004:"A critical appraisal of the Best Loser System"
936:https://en.wikipedia.org/Immigration_to_Canada
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62:(Mauritian ancestry and citizenship worldwide)
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1170:
661:The Mauritian diaspora consists of Mauritian
1001:
865:
489:
113:
73:
1216:
1202:
442:(17.2%) from the Indian subcontinent. The
193:
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1030:M. Rafic Soormally (10 September 2012).
649:Mauritian diaspora in the United Kingdom
438:(48.5% of the Mauritian population) and
153:
133:
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1223:
1100:
1098:
1087:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
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447:Creole allies to the Indo-Mauritians.
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454:frictions and dialogues, which poet
68:Regions with significant populations
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369:Mozambique, Madagascar and Zanzibar
13:
890:. 19 November 2013. Archived from
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16:Citizens or residents of Mauritius
14:
1728:
375:(White/European Mauritians), and
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1126:
1106:"The World FactBook - Mauritius"
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293:
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195:
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115:
95:
75:
35:
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958:"Wachtregister asiel 2012-2021"
950:
815:. migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
657:Mauritian diaspora in Australia
379:descent, as well as those of a
1151:origins.museumsvictoria.com.au
762:Office for National Statistics
750:
1:
1032:"Debate on Best Loser System"
706:
54:
1002:La Redaction (5 June 2008).
653:Mauritian diaspora in France
7:
915:"Presentation of Mauritius"
684:
588:Ethnic groups of Mauritius
10:
1733:
813:"Migration Observatory UK"
646:
505:Ethnic groups of Mauritius
493:
386:
18:
1668:
1621:
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1235:
1145:Museums Victoria (2017).
872:http://www.amasydney.net/
851:"Présentation de Maurice"
691:Demographics of Mauritius
578:
568:
563:
553:
548:
538:
533:
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496:Demographics of Mauritius
490:Demographics of Mauritius
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250:
217:
212:
192:
172:
152:
132:
112:
92:
72:
67:
53:
48:
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19:Not to be confused with
729:Government of Mauritius
108:43,000 (2020 estimate)
1171:Maggie Walter (2006).
470:where it represents a
466:and is widely used in
332:
1717:Mauritian expatriates
1009:L'Express (Mauritius)
679:Mauritian Australians
518:Percent of population
349:Republic of Mauritius
917:. diplomatie.gouv.fr
853:. diplomatie.gouv.fr
776:confidence intervals
484:Statistics Mauritius
1305:Islets of Mauritius
894:on 13 February 2014
764:. 17 September 2021
738:on 19 November 2012
701:Jean-Raymond Boulle
589:
31:
1550:Telecommunications
1416:Chagos Archipelago
1390:Rivière du Rempart
1111:The World Factbook
1038:on 21 January 2015
696:List of Mauritians
643:Mauritian diaspora
587:
347:or natives of the
29:
1699:
1698:
1664:
1663:
1596:Franco-Mauritians
1568:
1567:
1504:
1503:
1491:Political parties
1486:National Assembly
1466:Foreign relations
1429:
1428:
1346:
1345:
1284:Cargados Carajos
640:
639:
632:Franco-Mauritians
583:
582:
318:
317:
242:Chinese languages
63:
42:Flag of Mauritius
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1712:Mauritian people
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981:Khal Torabully,
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596:% of population
590:
586:
570:Franco-Mauritian
502:
501:
444:Franco-Mauritian
381:mixed background
303:
297:
286:
275:
264:
237:Indian languages
222:Mauritian creole
205:
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185:
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165:
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125:
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119:
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49:Total population
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1721:
1702:
1701:
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1680:
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1631:Creole language
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1564:
1538:
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1425:
1404:
1380:Plaines Wilhems
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1309:
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1058:"Archived copy"
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612:Afro-Mauritians
602:Indo-Mauritians
585:
584:
576:
561:
546:
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498:
492:
428:Indo-Mauritians
389:
314:
291:
280:
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1603:
1601:Indo-Mauritian
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1593:
1582:
1576:
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