Jayarama Valayden, most commonly known as Rama Valayden is a Mauritian lawyer, social worker and politician.
11 Facts About Rama Valayden
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Rama Valayden was born in 1963 in Stanley Rama Valayden attended primary school Notre Dame des Victoires RCA.
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Rama Valayden then attended secondary school St Andrews School in Rose Hill.
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Rama Valayden is married to Taslima Valayden and together they had son, Rama Jr.
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Rama Valayden launched a new party Mouvement Republicain in 1996 after distancing himself from the PMSD.
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Rama Valayden was candidate at the September 1999 by-elections in Constituency No 20 but he was defeated by his rival Xavier Duval.
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At the May 2010 General Elections Rama Valayden was candidate of the PTr-PMSD-MSM coalition but he was not elected.
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In preparation for the November 2019 General Elections Rama Valayden was expecting the Labour Party to support his candidacy but this did not eventuate.
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In 2013 Rama Valayden co-published the book Wrongfully Convicted: Amicale case following the 1999 arson and murders at the gambling house known as "L'Amicale" in Port Louis which were known as 1999 L'Amicale riots.
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Rama Valayden has written a number of newspaper articles on miscarriage of justice, and the need to implement the recommendations of the 2011 Truth and Justice Commission.
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Rama Valayden wrote on environmental issues, such as the disappearance of Baobab and Mapou trees in Mauritius.