List of presidents of Seychelles
President of the Republic of Seychelles | |
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Residence | State House, Victoria, Mahé[1] |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | James Mancham |
Formation | 29 June 1976 |
Deputy | Vice-President of Seychelles |
Salary | R38,000 monthly[2] |
Website | http://www.statehouse.gov.sc |
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This article contains a list of presidents of Seychelles.
Presidents of Seychelles (1976–present)[]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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Sir James Mancham (1939–2017) |
— | 29 June 1976 | 5 June 1977[a] | 341 days | Seychelles Democratic Party | |
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France-Albert René (1934–2019) |
1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001 |
5 June 1977 | 14 July 2004[b] | 27 years, 39 days | Seychelles People's Progressive Front | |
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James Michel (born 1944) |
2006 2011 2015 |
14 July 2004 | 16 October 2016[b] | 12 years, 94 days | Seychelles People's Progressive Front (until 2009) | |
People's Party | ||||||||
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Danny Faure (born 1962) |
— | 16 October 2016 | 26 October 2020 | 4 years, 10 days | People's Party (until 2018) | |
United Seychelles | ||||||||
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Wavel Ramkalawan (born 1959) |
2020 | 26 October 2020 | Incumbent | 1 year, 139 days | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa |
- Notes
- ^ Deposed in the 1977 coup d'état.
- ^ a b Resigned.
Timeline[]
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Latest election[]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Wavel Ramkalawan | Linyon Demokratik Seselwa | 35,562 | 54.91 | |
Danny Faure | United Seychelles | 28,178 | 43.51 | |
Alain St Ange | One Seychelles | 1,021 | 1.58 | |
Total | 64,761 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 64,761 | 98.10 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,256 | 1.90 | ||
Total votes | 66,017 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 74,634 | 88.45 | ||
Source: ECS |
See also[]
- Seychelles
- Politics of Seychelles
- List of colonial governors of Seychelles
- Vice-President of Seychelles
- Prime Minister of Seychelles
- Lists of office-holders
References[]
- ^ Dorall, Cheryl (May 29, 2004). Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2003. Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850927931 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Presidential Emoluments Act | Seychelles Legal Information Institute". seylii.org.
External links[]
Categories:
- Lists of national presidents
- Presidents of Seychelles
- Lists of political office-holders in Seychelles
- 1976 establishments in Seychelles