About Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (18 September 1900 – 15 December 1985), often referred to as Chacha "Uncle" Ramgoolam or SSR, was a Mauritian physician, politician, and statesman. He served as the island's only chief minister and premier and then becoming its first prime minister, and eventually served as governor-general. He is widely recognized as the nation's founding father. After Guy Rozemont's death in 1956, Ramgoolam served as the leader of the Labour Party of Mauritius until his death in 1985 and led the country to independence in 1968. His son, Navin Ramgoolam, has served as prime minister of Mauritius in the past and currently occupies the office. == Early life == Seewoosagur "Kewal" Ramgoolam, was born on 18 September 1900 at Belle Rive, Mauritius, in the district of Flacq in a Bhojpuri speaking Hindu Indo-Mauritian family. His father, Moheeth Ramgoolam also known as Mohit Mahto was an Indian immigrant. His family belongs to the Vaish community, or Koeri (Kushwaha) caste. Moheeth came to Mauritius aged 18 in a ship called The Hindoostan in 1896. His elder brother, Ramlochurn, had left the home village of Harigaon in the Bhojpur district of Bihar in search of a better life abroad.
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