Editing History of Mauritius (section)

===Republic (1992-present)===
In December 1991, the Constitution was amended to make Mauritius a republic within the Commonwealth. Mauritius became a republic on 12 March 1992, with the last governor general, [[Veerasamy Ringadoo|Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo]], as interim [[President of Mauritius|president]]. He was succeeded by [[Cassam Uteem]] on 30 June 1992.

[[Dr. Navin Ramgoolam]] led a MLP-MMM coalition to victory at the 1995 general elections, replacing Sir Aneerood Jugnauth QC as prime minister, a post the latter had occupied for 13 years. The governing coalition split in 1997, with the MMM going back to the Opposition and Dr. Navin Ramgoolam staying on as prime minister.

At the next elections in 2000, Sir Anerood Jugnauth's MSM, in coalition with Paul Bérenger's MMM was returned to power, with Sir Anerood Jugnauth QC appointed as prime minister. He subsequently retired as prime minister after 3 years and assumed the office of president. For the remaining time of the elected government the prime minister's post was filled by Paul Bérenger. At the [[2005 Mauritian general election|2005 general elections]], the MLP-led Alliance Sociale coalition won the elections, and Dr. Navin Ramgoolam became prime minister while Sir Anerood Jugnauth QC remained the president. The [[2010 Mauritian general election|2010 general elections]] saw the victory of a MLP-MSM-PMSD coalition (known as "L'Alliance de l'Avenir") and the maintaining of Dr. Navin Ramgoolam as prime minister. A year or so later, Sir Anerood Jugnauth QC left the presidency and was replaced by Kailash Purryag, an attorney at law and politician, who has served the country as senior minister on many occasions under the leadership of Dr. Navin Ramgoolam.
The [[2014 Mauritian general election|2014 general elections]] saw the victory of a MSM-PMSD-ML coalition (known as "L'alliance Lepep") and Sir Aneerood Jugnauth became Prime Minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/mauritius-opposition-wins-surprise-landslide-victory/a-18125376|title=Mauritius opposition wins surprise landslide victory &#124; DW &#124; 12.12.2014|website=DW.COM}}</ref> while Kailash Prayag remained the president until 2016 when Mrs Ameena Gureeb Fakim became the first female president. However, she resigned  over a financial scandal in March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mauritius President Gurib-Fakim to resign over financial scandal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43343550 |work=BBC News |date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

In January 2017, Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth stepped down to hand power to his son, Pravind.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38709203|title=Mauritius: PM Anerood Jugnauth to hand over to son|work=BBC News |date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> In November 2019, Mauritius’ ruling [[Militant Socialist Movement]] (MSM) won more than half of the seats in the [[2019 Mauritian general election|2019 elections]], securing incumbent Prime Minister [[Pravind Jugnauth|Pravind Kumar Jugnauth]] a new five-year term.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mauritius-election-idUSKBN1XI177|title=Mauritius elects incumbent PM for five-year term|first=Jean Paul|last=Arouff|newspaper=Reuters |date=November 8, 2019|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>
On 25 July 2020, Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius, leaking up to 1,000 tonnes of heavy oil into a pristine lagoon.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 September 2020 |title=Mauritius takes stock of oil spill two months later |publisher=France 24 |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200924-mauritius-takes-stock-of-oil-spill-two-months-later}}</ref> Its location on the edge of protected fragile marine ecosystems and a wetland of international importance made the [[MV Wakashio oil spill|''MV Wakashio'' oil spill]] one of the worst [[environmental disaster]]s ever to hit the western Indian Ocean.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=Mauritius oil spill compensation could be limited by maritime law technicality |url=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/08/28/mauritius-oil-spill-compensation-limited-maritime-law-technicality/ |access-date=24 July 2021 |website=Climate Home News}}</ref>

On 5 December 2022, Yu Feng 67, a Taiwanese long liner based in Port Louis and authorised by the Mauritian Fisheries Planning and Licensing Division ran aground on the reefs of [[St. Brandon]] with 70 tonnes of diesel, 1 tonne of heavy oils and 30 to 40 tonnes of baitfish on board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2022 |title=Taiwanese trawler loaded with diesel and fuel oil grounds in Mauritius |url=https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/taiwanese-trawler-loaded-with-diesel-and-fuel-oil-grounds-in-mauritius/ |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=Insurance Marine News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=No oil leak from Yu Feng 67 fishing boat – Mauritius News |url=https://mauritiushindinews.com/ion-news/no-oil-leak-from-yu-feng-67-fishing-boat/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303173746/https://mauritiushindinews.com/ion-news/no-oil-leak-from-yu-feng-67-fishing-boat/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |access-date=8 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> This was the fourth Taiwanese [[shipwreck]] in Mauritius in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video: Three Taiwanese Fishing Vessels Run Aground in Mauritius |url=https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-three-taiwanese-fishing-vessels-run-aground-in-mauritius |access-date=8 February 2023 |website=The Maritime Executive |language=en}}</ref>

On 10 November 2024, the opposition coalition, [[Alliance du Changement]], won 60 of the 64 seats in the Mauritian [[2024 Mauritian general election|general election]]. Its leader, former prime minister [[Navin Ramgoolam]], became new prime minister.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mauritius election: Government suffers electoral wipeout |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3pg0ey99o |work=www.bbc.com}}</ref>