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Anerood Jugnauth

Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius (died 2021)

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Born
March 29, 1930
Died
June 3, 2021
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1930

About Anerood Jugnauth

Sir Anerood Jugnauth was a Mauritian statesman, barrister, and politician. He served six terms as Prime Minister, two terms as President and one term as Leader of Opposition. Often called the father of the Mauritian economic miracle, he led Mauritius through unprecedented economic growth and modernization as both Prime Minister and President. Jugnauth became Leader of the Opposition until 1982 when his alliance won all the seats in the assembly. In 1970 he joined the MMM and became the party's president. and led the party in its first electoral campaign, being presented as its prime minister candidate in 1976. Jugnauth was elected for the first time to the Legislative Council in Constituency No. 14 of Riviere du Rempart at a time when there were 40 Constituencies in the island in October 1963 and was candidate of the Independent Forward Bloc (IFB).

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Anerood Jugnauth timeline

  1. Jugnauth was elected for the first time to the Legislative Council in Constituency No. 14 of Riviere du Rempart at a time when there were 40 Constituencies in the island in October 1963 and was candidate of the Independent Forward Bloc (IFB).
  2. In 1970 he joined the MMM and became the party's president. and led the party in its first electoral campaign, being presented as its prime minister candidate in 1976.
  3. Jugnauth became Leader of the Opposition until 1982 when his alliance won all the seats in the assembly.

The world when Anerood Jugnauth was born

Anerood Jugnauth was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Anerood Jugnauth's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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