History of The Speaker of Mauritius

• 1512 : Portuguese found Mauritius 
• 1598: The Dutch took possession of the Island and named it Mauritius after Maurice of Nascau
• 1715:  The French claimed Mauritius and named it Ile de France
• 1727-1730: The Slave population in Mauritius grew from 30 to 100,000 people. mainly, they come from Madagascar and East Africa 
• 1835: Very many indentured laborers from India came to Mauritius 
• 1865: Descendants of Indian indentured laborers made up 2/3 of the Island's population
• 1865: Mauritius became  a republic within the Commonwealth and became a republic on March 12, 1992.

Maurice of Nascau

 Indenture laborers  contract