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Settlers in South Africa from Mauritius

Timeline of Mauritian Settlers in South Africa Leaving Mauritius - By the 1890s, Mauritius had long forgotten the sugar-fuelled prosperity of the 1840s. The opening of the Suez Canal meant that it was no longer near any major trade routes. The price of sugar had fallen due to increased competition. The island was badly overpopulated, subject to frequent epidemics of Cholera and other diseases, ...