Background: A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. The most recent presidential elections were held in 2001; President RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected. In April 2004 RENE stepped down and Vice President James MICHEL was sworn in as president.
April 29th 2008Africa » Seychelles Seychelles has always been on my list of places to go since I did a report on the smallest member of the United Nations in 10th grade. These amazing islands were uninhabited until British ships bega ... 12 photos[full story]
May 10th 2008Africa » Seychelles » Mahé 9th May: Hello managed to get back on a computer again today and a pretty eventful week it has been too. Firstly as previously mentioned there is a bit of a rat problem in our dorms and in light of t ... [full story]
April 26th 2008Africa » Seychelles » Mahé Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles
We arrived at this much anticipated stop on Friday, the 25th of April. Our 9.5 hour excursion was right up there as one of my top picks since we were to board a small b ... [full story]
February 18th 2008Africa » Seychelles » Mahé It's been long since I have been able to update this. Much has happened.
We arrived in Thailand and for the first 3 days I spent them in Bangkok which was about an hour from our port. We were ... [full story]
February 18th 2008Africa » Seychelles » Praslin Well, we are in the beautiful Seychelles! We arrived yesterday at 8 am and I was on the beach by 10! I had planned to do research all day but there was not a single internet cafe open on a Sunday! I s ... [full story]
February 16th 2008Africa » Seychelles » Mahé Hello all, sorry to say its been a long time since I’ve updated. But here goes. I’ve got back from India about 5 days ago en route to the small island chain of the Seychelles. India ... [full story]
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