Factbook
Histoire de Seychelles — Chronologie
Dates clés de l'histoire de Seychelles, d'après le Factbook Magna et l'Encyclopédie universelle.
1814After a lengthy struggle, France eventually ceded control of the islands to Great Britain in 1814.
1976Independence: 29 June 1976 (from the UK).
1976Seychelles gained independence in 1976 through negotiations with Great Britain.
1977In 1977, Prime Minister France-Albert RENE launched a coup against the country’s first president, and Seychelles became a socialist one-party state until adopting a new constitution and holding elections in 1993.
2004RENE continued to lead Seychelles through two election cycles until he stepped down in 2004.
2006Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in 2011 and again in 2015.
2010Languages: Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%, other 3.8%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.) Religions: Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 10.5% (Anglican 6.1%, Pentecostal Assembly 1.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.2%, other Protestant 1.7%), other Christian 2.4%, Hindu 2.4%, Muslim 1.6%, other non-Christian 1.1%, unspecified 4.8%, none 0.9% (2010 est.) Urban population: 58.8% of total population (2023).
2016In 2016, James MICHEL resigned and handed over the presidency to his vice-president, Danny FAURE.
2018Major urban areas: 28,000 VICTORIA (capital) (2018) high-income Indian Ocean island economy; rapidly growing tourism sector; major tuna exporter; offshore financial hub; environmentally fragile and investing in ocean rise mitigation; recently discovered offshore oil potential; successful anticorruption efforts Inflation: 0.3% (2024 est.).
2020In 2020, Wavel RAMKALAWAN was elected president, the first time an opposition candidate has won the presidency.
2023Generation mix — fossil fuels: 86.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 12.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); wind: 1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) Energy use: 98.847 million Btu/person (2023 est.).
2023Industries: fishing, tourism, beverages Agriculture: coconuts, vegetables, bananas, eggs, chicken, pork, fruits, tomatoes, tropical fruits, cassava (2023) Electricity access: 100% (2022 est.).
2024Military spending: 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.).
