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United Seychelles is a political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called The People. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive Front ( French: Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) until June 2009, when it changed its name to the People's Party ( Seychellois Creole: Parti Lepep, PL ). [1]
France-Albert René. France-Albert René ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s albɛʁ ʁəne]; 16 November 1935 [1] – 27 February 2019) [2] was a Seychellois lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the second President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. He also served as the country's second Prime Minister from its independence in 1976 to 1977.
An island nation, Seychelles is located in the Somali Sea segment of the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (860 nmi) east of Kenya. The Constitution of Seychelles lists 155 named islands, [54] and a further 7 reclaimed islands have been created subsequent to the publication of the Constitution.
The Seychelles became a one-party state from 1979 to 1991, with the SPUP becoming the Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF). René was the only presidential candidate for elections in 1979 , in 1984 , and in 1989 , which he won with over 90% of the vote.
Demographics of Seychelles. Demographic features of the population of Seychelles include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. About 90% of the Seychellois people live on the island of Mahé. Most of the rest live on Praslin and La ...
The Seychelles Nation covers national, regional, sports, and international news. It is the government's mouthpiece as it carries reports on all government-related issues. It has 20 colored pages on weekdays, [2] and the Weekend Nation, as it is called on Saturdays, has 24 pages. The director and editor is Robert Andre, who is also the most ...
The 1977 Seychelles coup d'état was a virtually bloodless coup that occurred in the East African and Indian Ocean country of Seychelles on 4–5 June 1977. Between 60 –200 supporters of the Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP), who had been training in Tanzania, overthrew President Sir James Mancham of the Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP) whilst he was attending the Commonwealth Heads ...
The politics of Seychelles have historical roots in both one-party socialism and autocratic rule. Following independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, Seychelles was a sovereign republic until 1977, when the original President and leader of the Seychelles Democratic Party, James Mancham, was overthrown in a bloodless coup by the Prime ...