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*1976 independance within the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] | *1976 independance within the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] | ||
*1977 France-Albert René became president in a [[coup d'état]] | *1977 France-Albert René became president in a [[coup d'état]] | ||
*1979 | *1979 became a one-party socialist state, Seychelles People's Progressive Front (FPPS) | ||
*1993 new constitution and free elections | |||
*2004 France-Albert René, in power since 1977, steps down. James Michel steps up <ref> CIA </ref> | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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==Flora and Fauna== | ==Flora and Fauna== | ||
Tropical and lush, with little yearly temperature variation. | |||
Revision as of 23:50, 29 March 2007
The Republic of Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The archipelago lies northeast of Madagascar and 1,000 miles East of Kenya.
History
Initially uninhabited when discovered by western explorers. On Portuguese maps by 1505.
- 1505 on Portuguese maps
- 1609 landed on by the British East India Company
- 1742 explored by Lazare Picault
- 1756 Séchelles annexed by France
- 1810 surrender to British by France
- 1814 Treaty of Paris, ceded to Great Britain, now Seychelles
- ~1830 abolition of slavery
- 1903 a British crown colony
- 1948 a Legislative Council was created
- 1970 new constitution
- 1975 self-government, James R. Mancham first president, France-Albert René prime minister
- 1976 independance within the Commonwealth
- 1977 France-Albert René became president in a coup d'état
- 1979 became a one-party socialist state, Seychelles People's Progressive Front (FPPS)
- 1993 new constitution and free elections
- 2004 France-Albert René, in power since 1977, steps down. James Michel steps up [1]
Geography
Located at about latitude 7° S and longitude 50° E the tropical island are made up of two groups; the Mahé, granit mountains, and a second group of coralline islands on the outskirts.
Flora and Fauna
Tropical and lush, with little yearly temperature variation.
People
Government
Current presedent James Michel.
Economy
Culture
Military
Transportation
References
Links
- ↑ CIA