1. Nando Bodha was born in the village of Terre Rouge in the Pamplemousses District.
17 Facts About Nando Bodha
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Nando Bodha studied at the Royal College Port Louis from 1966 to 1973.
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Nando Bodha then enrolled at Centre universitaire de l'ile de La Reunion where he obtained a DEUG in human sciences from 1974 to 1976.
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Nando Bodha obtained an LLB in 1997 and admitted to the Bar Council of Mauritius in 1999.
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Nando Bodha worked in Rennes, France as a technician in urban planning from 1977 to 1981.
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Nando Bodha returned to Mauritius where he taught at Lycee La Bourdonnais.
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Nando Bodha was a journalist and TV presenter at the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation from 1982 to 1985.
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At the 20 December 1995 General Elections in Constituency No 6 Grand Baie Poudre D'Or, Nando Bodha received the investiture of the MSM-RMM alliance.
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Pravind Jugnauth became the Deputy Prime Minister and Nando Bodha became the new Minister of Agriculture from 2003 to 2005.
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Jugnauth announced that Nando Bodha would hold the office until two MSM MPs left the alliance and regrouped with the Mauritian Labour Party.
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In 2010, the Ptr-MSM-PMSD alliance won the general elections, and Nando Bodha was appointed as Minister of Tourism but resigned from his position as all other cabinet members of the MSM did.
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Nando Bodha was again elected in the 2019 general elections and was this time appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration until 5 February 2021.
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On 6 February 2021 Nando Bodha resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as secretary general of the MSM, but remained in the National Assembly as a member of the opposition until October 2024.
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Nando Bodha explained that he was no longer at ease within the MSM, especially after the final resignation of Anerood Jugnauth in 2017, and after being sidelined by Pravind Jugnauth in favour of Yogida Sawmynaden.
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At the 10 November 2024 general elections Nando Bodha was a candidate of Linion Reform, a coalition of 10 different parties.
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Nando Bodha was the candidate for the post of Prime Minister for the first two and a half years to be followed by Roshi Badhain.
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Nando Bodha's running mates at Constituency No 16 Vacoas Floreal were Patrick Philogene and singer Siven Chinien but they were not elected.