Parti Socialiste Mauricien
Mauritian Socialist Party Parti Socialiste Mauricien | |
---|---|
Founded | 16 September 1979 |
Dissolved | 1983 |
Merged into | Militant Socialist Movement |
Ideology | Socialism |
The Mauritian Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste Mauricien, PSM) was a political party in Mauritius.[1]
History
The Parti Socialiste Mauricien (PSM) was founded by then Labour MP Harish Boodhoo on 16 September 1979 as a splinter group who were expelled from the Labour Party.[2] The other Labour MPs who formed the party were Rohit Beedassy and Radha Gungoosingh. Other prominent members of the PSM were Jocelyn Seenyen, Armoogum Parsooraman and Kishore Deerpalsing.[3]
Prior to the formation of PSM
The newly formed PSM held its first public meeting at Place du Quai in Port Louis and it was attended by around 4000 people. The leaders announced that it would adopt white as its official colour as it would be neither have a leftist strategy, nor would it adopt a philosophy of the right. New followers who publicly announced their membership of the party were Floryse Lamy (school teacher), Alain Coosnapen (mechanic at Highlands Sugar Estate), Allan Bhagmania (from Réunion Sugar Estate), Subash Ramdahen and Satianund Pahladi (councillors from Moka-Flacq).
In 1982 the PSM formed a coalition with
References
- ^ "Mauritius: Defunct parties". EISA. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "Mauritius: Defunct parties". EISA. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ "Boodhoo crée le PSM (1979)". L'Express. Retrieved 2004-09-17.
- ^ "1982 Alliance of leftist parties sweeps polls in Mauritius". India Today. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ^ "When India drew Top Secret 'red line' in Mauritius". The Hindu. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Medcalf, Rory (19 March 2013). "When India (Almost) Invaded Mauritius". The Diplomat. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Le parcours d'un combattant". 5 Plus. Retrieved 2011-10-15.