Guy Rozemont was a Mauritian trade unionist and the third leader of the Mauritius Labour Party.
16 Facts About Guy Rozemont
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Guy Rozemont fought for workers' rights and voiced against the injustice done against them.
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Guy Rozemont played a crucial role in shaping the government, political culture and foreign policy of modern Mauritius.
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Marie Joseph Guy Rozemont was born on 15 November 1915, the son of Joseph Alexis Anatole Rozemont and Josephine Marthe Danre.
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Guy Rozemont's father was an employee of the shipping company Ireland Fraser Ltd.
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Guy Rozemont went to primary school in Rose Hill and later studied at the Royal College of Curepipe and St Joseph's College, Curepipe.
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Guy Rozemont went on to become a sailor on a fishing boat, just as Emmanuel Anquetil, his mentor, did before becoming the leader of the Mauritius Labour Party.
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Guy Rozemont had served as an attendant at the military hospital Floreal.
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Guy Rozemont spoke for the first time at a meeting of the Labour Party at the theater in Port Louis on August 23,1942.
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Guy Rozemont fought for workers' rights and called for the nationalisation of certain industries, a housing plan and a pension for all workers, and retirees, health care for all, unemployment benefits, and compulsory education.
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Guy Rozemont called for the abolition of the poll tax, which would give workers the opportunity to elect representatives to the Legislative Council.
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Two days after his appointment, Guy Rozemont demanded the replacement of the Governor Kennedy by the British Labour Party, which was currently in power in the United Kingdom.
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Guy Rozemont was elected in first place in Port Louis.
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Guy Rozemont introduced a motion on April 29,1949, to make Labour Day a public holiday in Mauritius.
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The President of the Labour Party, Guy Rozemont, did not have the privilege to take part in the second constitutional conference in London.
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On 22 March 1956, Guy Rozemont died in Victoria Hospital, Quatre Bornes having been visited by his contemporaries, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam and Renganaden Seeneevassen.