5 Questions
Match the following events with the corresponding year:
Constitutional Conference in London = 1965 Elections where Sookdeo Bissoondoyal became Minister of Cooperatives = 1967 Independence of Mauritius = not mentioned Sookdeo's last election to the Legislative Council = 1967
Match the following entities with their roles:
Labour Party = Part of the Independence Party (IP) coalition Muslim Committee of Action = Part of the Independence Party (IP) coalition Independence Party (IP) = A coalition of the Labour Party and the Muslim Committee of Action IFB = A party that ran independently in the 1967 elections
Match the following individuals with their positions:
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal = Not mentioned
Match the following constituencies with their corresponding numbers:
Vieux Grand Port & Rose-Belle = 12 Vieux Grand Port = 11 Rose-Belle = 11
Match the following events with their outcomes:
1967 elections = Sookdeo Bissoondoyal lost his seat Constitutional Conference in London = The Independence Party (IP) won the election
Study Notes
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal's Political Career
- Attended the 1965 Constitutional Conference in London (Lancaster Conference) to prepare for Mauritius' independence
- Ran as part of the Independence Party (IP) coalition in the 1967 elections
- IP alliance won the August 1967 elections
- Re-elected in the Vieux Grand Port & Rose-Belle Constituency No.11
- Became Minister of Cooperatives after the 1967 election
- The 1967 election was his fifth and final election to the Legislative Council
This quiz is about the constitutional conference in London, the 1967 elections, and the key players involved in Mauritius' independence. Learn about the Independence Party and its alliance with the Labour Party and the Muslim Committee of Action.
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