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British colony in Africa from 1810 to 1968 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From 1810 to 1968 Mauritius was a British colony. Formerly part of the French colonial empire, British rule in Mauritius was established de facto with the Invasion of Isle de France in November 1810 and de jure by the subsequent Treaty of Paris. British rule ended on 12 March 1968, when Mauritius became independent.