Sookdeo Bissoondoyal

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
3rd Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius)
In office
23 December 1974 – 23 December 1976
Prime MinisterSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
Preceded byMaurice Lesage
Succeeded byAneerood Jugnauth
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
7 August 1967 – 20 December 1976
Prime MinisterSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
Minister of the Local Government and Cooperatives
In office
21 October 1963 – 7 August 1967
Prime MinisterSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
(Chief Minister)
Member of Legislative Council
In office
9 March 1959 – 21 October 1963
Prime MinisterSeewoosagur Ramgoolam
(Chief Minister 1961 onwards)
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
26 August 1953 – 9 March 1959
Member of Legislative Council
In office
9 August 1948 – 26 August 1953
Personal details
Born(1908-12-25)25 December 1908
British Mauritius
Died18 August 1977(1977-08-18) (aged 68)
Souillac, Mauritius
Political partyIndependent Forward Bloc (IFB)
OccupationTeacher

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal (25 December 1908 – 18 August 1977) was a Mauritian politician and one of the leading figures in the nation's independence movement.