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Ariranga Pillay

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Ariranga Govindasamy Pillay was a Mauritian judicial official who served as Chief Justice of Mauritius from 1996 to 2007, and briefly as Acting President of Mauritius in February 2002. He was a member of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights from 1997.

Facts
Role
Politician and judge 3
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Mauritian 3
Born
1945 2
Birth Date
1945-06-14 2
Died
2023 2
Death Date
2023-01-05 2
Classification
Field of Law
Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Judge 3
Role (category)
Politician 3
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1. Ariranga Pillay (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFull article, field of law
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He studied economics and political science at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1966 to 1969, gaining a BSc (econ) degree, after which he studied law at Merton College, Oxford, graduating in 1971 with a BA in jurisprudence.
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2. Ariranga Pillay - Wikipedia
  • Introduction (birth date)
    14 June 1945 - 5 January 2023
  • Introduction (birth year)
    14 June 1945 - 5 January 2023
  • Introduction (death date)
    14 June 1945 - 5 January 2023
  • Introduction (death year)
    14 June 1945 - 5 January 2023
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3. Wikidata: Ariranga Pillay
  • Wikidata Q15965859, occupation/position claims
    occupation/position claim resolves to: Politician and Judge
  • Wikidata Q15965859, P27 country of citizenship claim
    P27 (country of citizenship): Mauritius
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