Governor-General of Mauritius

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The Governor-General of Mauritius was the former representative of the British monarch and de facto head of state in Mauritius before the country became a republic.

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Governor-General of Mauritius canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
vice-regal office
abolitionContext Proclamation of the Republic of Mauritius NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Mauritius
associatedWithOrganization Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus ceremonial head of state
representative of the Crown
country Mauritius NERFINISHED
firstOfficeHolder Sir John Shaw Rennie NERFINISHED
firstOfficeHolderStartDate 1968-03-12
flag Flag of the Governor-General of Mauritius NERFINISHED
formationContext Independence of Mauritius from the United Kingdom
headOfStateFor Mauritius NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Mauritius NERFINISHED
lastOfficeHolder Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo NERFINISHED
lastOfficeHolderEndDate 1992-03-12
lastOfficeHolderLaterBecame President of Mauritius
legalBasis Constitution of Mauritius (1968) NERFINISHED
monarchsServedUnder Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
nativeName Gouverneur général de Maurice
nominatingAuthority Government of Mauritius NERFINISHED
officeAbolishedOn 1992-03-12
officeCreatedOn 1968-03-12
officeType Commonwealth realm governor-generalship
powerType mostly ceremonial powers
predecessorOffice Governor of Mauritius
represents Monarch of the United Kingdom
residence State House, Le Réduit NERFINISHED
role de facto head of state of Mauritius
representative of the British monarch in Mauritius
style Her Excellency
His Excellency
successorOffice President of Mauritius NERFINISHED
termLength at His Majesty’s pleasure

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President of Mauritius precededByOffice Governor-General of Mauritius