Rabindrah Ghurburrun
Sir Rabindranath Ghurburrun | |
|---|---|
| 1st Vice President of Mauritius | |
| In office 1 July 1992 – 30 June 1997 | |
| President | Cassam Uteem |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Angidi Chettiar |
Sir Rabindrah Ghurburrun, GOSK (1928–2008) was the first vice president of Mauritius from 1992 to 1997. He started his political career as a member of the Mauritius Labour Party. However, he was appointed by the Mauritian Militant Movement-Militant Socialist Movement coalition government as vice president while the Labour Party was in the opposition.[1]
Born into a Hindu Ravived[2] (synonymous of caste Chamar)[3] family, a lawyer by profession, he did a diploma at the University of Oxford.[4][5][6] He was also the first High Commissioner of Mauritius to India. Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi described him as behaving like the last Maharaja of India.[1]
He died at the age of 79 in Paris, France.[7]
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