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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 ...
Seychelles (/ s eɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l (z)/ ⓘ, / ˈ s eɪ ʃ ɛ l (z)/; French: or), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean.
Discussions and public debates between the major political parties (namely the Seychelles People's Progressive Front and Seychelles Democratic Party) began to take place in January 1993. Following a referendum which took place on 18 June 1993, the current constitution of Seychelles was approved.
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Seychelles People's Progressive Front: 3 James Michel (born 1944) 2006 2011 2015: 14 July 2004 16 October 2016: 12 years, 94 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front (until 2009) People's Party: 4 Danny Faure (born 1962) — 16 October 2016 26 October 2020 4 years, 10 days People's Party (until 2018) United Seychelles: 5 Wavel Ramkalawan ...
v. t. e. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Seychelles is a cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Seychelles, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The following is a list of foreign ministers of Seychelles since its founding in 1976: [1]
Seychelles Democratic Party: Prime Minister of the Crown Colony of Seychelles (1) Sir James Mancham (1939–2017) 1 October 1975 28 June 1976: 271 days Seychelles Democratic Party: Prime Minister of the Republic of Seychelles; 1 France-Albert René (1934–2019) 29 June 1976 5 June 1977: 341 days Seychelles People's United Party
Seychelles People's Progressive Front: 2 Joseph Belmont (1947–2022) 14 July 2004 30 June 2010: 5 years, 351 days Seychelles People's Progressive Front (until 2009) People's Party: 3 Danny Faure (born 1962) 1 July 2010 16 October 2016: 6 years, 107 days People's Party: 4 Vincent Meriton (born 1959) 28 October 2016 27 October 2020 3 years, 365 days