History of Mauritius

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History of Mauritius
Discovery of Mauritius
Portuguese
Portuguese in Mauritius
Dutch
Dutch Expedition to Mauritius Dutch Mauritius (1638–1710) Slavery
French (1710–1810)
Isle of France
British (1810–1968)
British Mauritius Indentured labourers 1911 Curepipe riots Uba riots of 1937 1943 Belle Vue Harel Massacre 1965 Mauritius race riots Excision of the Chagos Archipelago Expulsion of the Chagossians 1968 Mauritian riots Independence of Mauritius
Independence (1968)
Mauritius (1968–1992) Modern History of Mauritius (1968–present) 1999 Mauritian riots
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The known and sometimes formally documented history of Mauritius begins with its possible discovery by Austronesians (not documented) under the Austronesian expansion from pre-Han Taiwan, circa 1500 to 1000 BC, and then by Arabs, (documented on Portuguese maps), followed by Portuguese and its appearance on European maps in the early 16th century. Mauritius was successively colonized by the Netherlands, France and Great Britain, and became independent on 12 March 1968.