Veerasamy Ringadoo
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| The Right Honourable Veerasamy Ringadoo வீரசாமி ரிங்காடு सर वीरसम्य रिन्गदू QC, GCMG, GCSK , |
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| President of Mauritius | |
| In office 12 March 1992 – 30 June 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Anerood Jugnauth |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Cassam Uteem |
| Governor General of Mauritius | |
| In office 17 January 1986 – 12 March 1992 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Anerood Jugnauth |
| Preceded by | Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born | 20 October 1920 Port Louis, Mauritius[1] |
| 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.[2] He is founder of League of Tamils in 1937.[3]
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| Preceded by Seewoosagur Ramgoolam |
Governor-General of Mauritius 1986 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Office abolished |
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President of Mauritius 1992 |
Succeeded by Cassam Uteem |
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