{"id":7743,"date":"2026-03-12T07:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7743"},"modified":"2026-06-08T07:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:55:35","slug":"official-visit-of-the-president-of-the-republic-of-seychelles-to-key-heritage-sites-in-mauritius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7743","title":{"rendered":"Official Visit of the President of the Republic of Seychelles to Key Heritage Sites in Mauritius"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7743\" class=\"elementor elementor-7743\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accb25a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"accb25a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a2bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Official Visit of the President of the Republic of Seychelles to Key Heritage Sites in Mauritius<\/strong><\/p><p>In the context of the 58th Anniversary of independence &amp; 34th years as Republic, the Ministry of Arts and Culture had the distinct honour of welcoming the President of the Republic of Seychelles, H.E, Dr. Patrick Herminie, to two of Mauritius\u2019 most important heritage sites: the Aapravasi Ghat and the Intercontinental Slavery Museum.<\/p><p>The visit provided an opportunity to share with His Excellency a profound and defining part of Mauritian history, shaped by the experiences, struggles, and memories associated with indentured labour and slavery. 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