Independence Day Mauritius: March 12, 2024 celebration.
Mauritius gained independence from Britain in 1968.
Country in Indian Ocean, part of African continent.
Four islands, with main one named Mauritius.
Portuguese, Dutch, French, and British successively occupied Mauritius.
British Empire turned Mauritius into a plantation colony.
Slavery abolished; indentured laborers brought to work plantations.
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