List of presidents of Seychelles
This page contains a list of presidents of Seychelles.
| President of the Republic of Seychelles | |
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| Residence | State House, Victoria, Mahé |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | James Mancham |
| Formation | 29 June 1976 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Seychelles |
| Salary | US$33,300 annually[1] |
| Website | http://www.statehouse.gov.sc |
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Presidents of Seychelles (1976–present)
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political affiliation | |||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 341 days | Seychelles Democratic Party | |
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France-Albert René (1935–2019) |
1979 1984 1989 1993 1998 2001 |
5 June 1977 | 14 July 2004[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 12 years, 94 days | Seychelles People's Progressive Front (until 2009) | |
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Danny Faure (born 1962) |
— | 16 October 2016 | Incumbent | 3 years, 303 days | People's Party (until 2018) | |
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Notes
- Deposed in the 1977 coup d'état.
- Resigned.
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| James Michel | People's Party | 28,911 | 47.76 | 31,512 | 50.15 |
| Wavel Ramkalawan | Seychelles National Party | 20,540 | 33.93 | 31,319 | 49.85 |
| Patrick Pillay | Lalyans Seselwa | 8,593 | 14.19 | ||
| David Pierre | Popular Democratic Movement | 1,283 | 2.12 | ||
| Alexia Amesbury | Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy | 803 | 1.33 | ||
| Philippe Boullé | Independent | 408 | 0.67 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,466 | – | 1,062 | – | |
| Total | 62,004 | 100 | 63,893 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 70,943 | 87.40 | 70,943 | 90.06 | |
| Source: Seychelles News Agency, Seychelles News Agency | |||||
References
See also
- Seychelles
- Politics of Seychelles
- List of colonial governors of Seychelles
- Vice-President of Seychelles
- Prime Minister of Seychelles
- Lists of Incumbents
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