2022 in Mauritius explained

Events in the year 2022 in Mauritius.

Incumbents

• President: Prithvirajsing Roopun^[1]
• Prime Minister: Pravind Jugnauth^[2]

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius

• 14 February – The flag of Mauritius is raised on the British-controlled Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean for the first time in history. Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth describes the event as a "historic moment", saying that it was time for the United Kingdom to cede control of the archipelago.^[3]

Sports

• 28 July – 8 August: Mauritius at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• 7 – 17 July: Mauritius at the 2022 World Games

Deaths

January

• 18 January – Guillaume Domingue, 36, radio broadcaster (born 1985)^[4]

March

• 12 March – Karl Offmann, 81, Mauritian politician, president (2002–2003) (born 1940)^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Pritivirajsing Roopun elected as new President of Mauritius by parliament . Arora . Sumit . 2019-12-04 . en-US . 2021-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603174640/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/pritivirajsing-roopun-elected-as-new-president-of-mauritius-by-parliament/ . dead .
2. News: Mauritius elects incumbent PM for five-year term. Jean Paul Arouff. www.nasdaq.com. en. 8 November 2019.
3. News: 2022-02-14 . Chagos Islands: Mauritian flag raised on British-controlled islands . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-09-20.
4. Web site: Moris . E. . Décès de l'animateur-radio Guillaume Domingue à l'âge de 36 ans . 2022-09-20 . Zinfos Moris, L’actualité de l'île Maurice . fr.
5. Web site: 2022-03-12 . Karl Offmann n'est plus. . 2022-09-20 . Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation . en.