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The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 254
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091329
South African History Online (2012) 'The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091329 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France). [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091329, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091329. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The French take possession of Mauritius and rename it l’Ile de France (The Island of France).." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091329.
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