Elected prime minister for the first of six times in 1982, Jugnauth also served two terms in ceremonial role of president during his 35-year career.<\/p>\n
The former prime minister of Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth, who is credited with steering the island nation\u2019s economic transformation as its longest-serving leader, has died aged 91, the country\u2019s president said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is with deep sadness and greater regret that we announce the death of Sir Anerood Jugnauth on June 3 as a result of illness,\u201d President Prithvirajsing Roopun announced on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
Elected prime minister for the first of six times in 1982, Jugnauth would also serve two terms in the ceremonial role of president during a 35-year career.<\/p>\n
He resigned in 2017 and handed the reins to his son Pravind, the country\u2019s serving prime minister, who won a subsequent five-year term at the ballot box in 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Elected prime minister for the first of six times in 1982, Jugnauth also served two terms in ceremonial role of president during his 35-year career. The former prime minister of Mauritius, Anerood Jugnauth, who is credited with steering the island nation\u2019s economic transformation as its longest-serving leader, has died aged 91, the country\u2019s president said. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-policy"],"yoast_head":"\n