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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

president of Mauritius
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  • Mauritius
    Mauritius
    / Leadership by Navin Ramgoolam, Anerood and Pravind Jugnauth, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, and Prithvirajsing Roopun

    …the country’s first female president, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim. She was sworn in to the primarily ceremonial post on June 5. Her tenure was cut short, however, when she was accused of having engaged in financial misconduct in 2018. She denied the allegations but nonetheless offered to resign, stepping down on March…

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    …the country’s first female president, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim. She was sworn in to the primarily ceremonial post on June 5. Her tenure was cut short, however, when she was accused of having engaged in financial misconduct in 2018. She denied the allegations but nonetheless offered to resign, stepping down on March…

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