Island in the Indian Ocean about 550 miles east of Madagascar. Already known to the Malays and Arabs, the Portuguese discovered it in 1505, but it was the Dutch in 1598 to give the name of Mauritius. Conquered by the British in 1810, the British crown colony of Mauritius was granted self-government in 1967 and Became an independent been on 1968.
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
On 2nd June 1953 Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon, thus assuming the role of Head of the Commonwealth. Elizabeth ascended to the throne of these countries following the death of his father, King George VI. During the coronation ceremony, Queen Elizabeth swore an oath to uphold the law in his kingdom and take over the government of the Church of England.
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