A kind of permutations and possible relation to cyclic groups.

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Any permutation that moves $n$ elements in some fashion never revisiting the same until all others have been visited, in other words so that: $${\bf P}^n = {\bf I}, \text{ but no } 0<m<n \text{ s.t. } ({\bf P}^m)_{ii} = 1 \text{ for any } i$$

will $\bf P$ need to be permutation similar to any representation for a generating element of a cyclic group of order $n$?