elections. Bibliography Sookdeo Bissoondoyal wrote the book "A Concise History of Mauritius" which was published for the first time in 1965 by Bharativa Vidya Bhavan. The book "Sookdeo Bissoondoyal, Life and Times" was written by R. Jeetah and published in 1989 and subsequent years. Legacy In honour of Sookdeo Bissoondoyal the Port Louis municipal council renamed Place d'Armes as Place Sookdeo Bissoondoyal where his statue has been erected. The statue faces that of his brother Basdeo. The secondary state school Sookdeo Bissoondoyal State College in Rose-Belle is also named after him. On 3 April 1987 the Sookdeo Bissoondoyal Memorial Museum (located on the main road in the village of Tyack, Rivière des Anguilles) was inaugurated. In 1998 the Bank of Mauritius issued new 500 Rupees bank notes featuring a portrait of Sookdeo Bissoondoyal on the obverse face. References Members of the National Assembly (Mauritius) Mauritian Hindus People from Savanne District 1908 births 1977 deaths Government ministers of Mauritius Mauritian politicians of Indian descent Independent Forward Bloc politicians