11 Facts About Sookdeo Bissoondoyal

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal was a Mauritian politician and one of the leading figures in the nation's independence movement.

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal was born in Tyack, Riviere des Anguilles in 1908.

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal passed his teacher's examination and worked as primary school teacher from 1923 to 1945.

In 1946, Sookdeo Bissoondoyal left the teaching profession to join his elder brother Basdeo's movement Jan Andolan.

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal was re-elected in 1953 within the same constituency.

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal was re-elected in the Rose-Belle Constituency No 21 in the 1959 elections at a time when there were 40 constituencies, which saw the IFB win six seats.

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal was re-elected for the fourth consecutive time in the same Rose-Belle Constituency No 21 in the 1963 elections, whilst the IFB increased its representation to seven seats.

In 1965 Sookdeo Bissoondoyal attended the Constitutional Conference in London in preparation for the independence of Mauritius.

The 1967 elections would be the fifth and last time for Sookdeo Bissoondoyal to be elected to the Legislative Council.

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal resigned from the Council of Ministers on 21 March 1969 due to a disagreement on some issues, including the postponement of the 1972 general elections by the Prime Minister Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal wrote the book "A Concise History of Mauritius" which was published for the first time in 1965 by Bharativa Vidya Bhavan.