Early general elections were held in Mauritius on 21 August 1983. The result was a victory for an alliance of the Militant Socialist Movement, the Labour Party and the Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate

Abdool Kader Bhayat, commonly known as Kader Bhayat, was a Mauritian lawyer, politician and former minister. He died on 15 November 2012 at the age of 76.