The Franco-Mauritian elite controlled nearly all of the large sugar estates and was active in business and banking. As the Indian population became numerically dominant after independence from British rule and the voting franchise was extended, political and economic power shifted from the Franco-Mauritians and their Creole allies to the Indo-Mauritians.
The Franco-Mauritian elite held control of most large sugar plantations and were involved in business and banking. As the Indian population grew to be numerically dominant after independence from British rule, and voting rights expanded, political and economic power shifted away from the Franco-Mauritians and their Creole allies towards the Indo-Mauritians.