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	Seychelles travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Seychelles are a group of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean that lie off the coast of East Africa, northeast of Madagascar.
		The politics of this island group remain in something of a state of flux, although this should not bother the tourist after a relaxing beach vacation.
		Languages spoken in the Seychelles are Creole (the official language), English and French.
	wikitravel.org /en/Seychelles (1078 words)

	Seychelles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Seychelles became a crown colony separate from Mauritius in 1903 and independence was granted in 1976, as a republic within the Commonwealth.
		Seychelles largely escaped the Asian Tsunami of December 2004 spawned by an earthquake.
		The fl market value of the Seychelles rupee is half the official exchange rate; without a devaluation of the currency the tourist sector should remain sluggish as tourists seek cheaper destinations such as nearby Comoros, Mauritius, and Madagascar.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Seychelles (901 words)

	Seychelles People's Progressive Front - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Seychelles People's Progressive Front (French: Front Progressiste du Peuple Seychellois) is a socialist political party in Seychelles.
		The SPPF was founded in 1964 by France-Albert René (under the name Seychelles People's United Party), and it has been led by him since its inception.
		The SPUP/SPPF has been the ruling party since 1977 and was the sole legal party in the country from 1979 to 1993 (this period is referred to retrospectively as the "Second Republic").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seychelles_People's_Progressive_Front (183 words)

	MapZones.com : Seychelles Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The population of the Seychelles (2001 estimate) is 79,715.
		Political parties, chief of which were the Democratic Party led by James Mancham and the SPPF headed by Albert René, began to form in the 1960s.
		Seychelles is composed of two main island groups: the Mahé group of 40 central, mountainous granitic islands, and a second group of over 70 outer, flat, coralline islands.
	atlas.mapzones.com /seychelles/seychelles.php (1537 words)

	seychelles information site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Republic of Seychelles (Creole: Repiblik Sesel) is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.
		Seychelles is divided into 23 administrative regions, called districts:
		This seychelles variant index site has been developed to help wayward users find the information they are looking for, no matter how they are mistakenly spelled or mistyped.
	www.mistyped.info /seychelles.htm (793 words)

	Seychelles: Sex & Politics In The Garden Of Eden
		Seychelles restricts the number of tourists here to 150,000 a year (30% of the workforce are employed in tourism industry which also accounts for 70% of the GDP) through high air fares and hotel rates.
		Seychelles is the most overpriced country I have ever been to.
		Tourism comprised 70% of the country’s GDP and tourist arrivals have declined by 27% in 2002.
	weecheng.com /africa/indianocean/seychelles/sey.htm (2866 words)

	Top20Seychelles.com - Your Top20 Guide to Seychelles!
		The Seychelles became a crown colony separate from Mauritius in 1903 and independence was granted in 1976, as a republic within the Commonwealth.
		Politics is a topic of hot debate in the country - with many claiming theres a social and economic divide between the two leading parties and their supporters.
		Seychelles largely escaped the Asian Tsunami of December 2004 spawned by an earthquake.
	www.top20seychelles.com (1360 words)

	Politics of Seychelles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On December 27, 1991, the Constitution of Seychelles was amended to allow for the registration of political parties.
		By the end of that month, eight political parties had registered to contest the first stage of the transition process: election to the Constitutional Commission, which took place on July 23-26, 1992.
		Three political groups contested the elections -- the SPPF, the DP, and the United Opposition (UO) -- a coalition of three smaller political parties, including Parti Seselwa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Seychelles (1170 words)

	Seychelles Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Politics is a topic of hot debate in the country - with many claiming theres a social and economic divide between the two leading parties and their supporters.
		At official exchange rates Seychelles remains the richest country in Africa in terms of GDP per capita.
		Because of economic contraction (the economy declined by about 2% in 2004 and is set to decline by at least the same level in 2005) the country is moving downwards in terms of per capita income.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Seychelles (1349 words)

	Seychelles - Gurupedia
		The Republic of Seychelles is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland
		While Arab traders were probably the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles, the first recorded sighting of them took place in 1505, by the
		As the islands of the Seychelles had no indigenous population, the current Seychellois are composed of immigrants, mostly of French, African,
	www.gurupedia.com /s/se/seychelles.htm (653 words)

	SEYCHELLES FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Seychelles became a crown_colony separate from Mauritius in 1903 and independence was granted in 1976, as a republic within the Commonwealth.
		The southeast monsoon is a generally cooler season which lasts from late May to September, while the warmer northwest monsoon lasts from March to May. The Seychelles are fortunate to lie outside the tropical_cyclone belt.
		The fl_market value of the Seychelles_rupee is half the official exchange rate; without a devaluation of the currency the tourist sector should remain sluggish as tourists seek cheaper destinations such as nearby Comoros and Madagascar.
	www.bellabuds.com /Seychelles (1140 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Africa - Seychelles
		The Seychelles islands were captured and freed several times during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars, then passed officially to the British under the Treaty of Paris 1814.
		With the end of the Cold War and the emergence of multiparty politics in Seychelles, the external and internal threats against the René regime have dissipated.
		In 1995, Seychelles saw the privatization of the Seychelles Tuna Canning Factory, 60% of which was purchased by the American food company Heinz Inc. Similarly, some port operations have been privatized, a trend that has been accompanied by a fall in transshipment fees and an increase in efficiency.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/seychelles.html (6401 words)

	Politics of Seychelles
		On December 27, 1991, the Constitution of Seychelles was amended to allow for the registration of political parties.
		By the end of that month, eight political parties had registered to contest the first stage of the transition process: election to the Constitutional Commission, which took place on July 23-26, 1992.
		Three political groups contested the elections -- the SPPF, the DP, and the United Opposition[?] (UO) -- a coalition of three smaller political parties, including Parti Seselwa.
	www.fastload.org /po/Politics_of_Seychelles.html (1180 words)

	afrol News - Seychelles has no plans to rejoin SADC
		Seychelles aims at stronger regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean region, not with Southern Africa.
		Seychelles had "failed to see the benefits" of its SADC membership, a diplomat said in April last year.
		Meanwhile, Seychelles' neighbour country Madagascar is in the process of becoming a new SADC member, but this obviously has not changed the minds of authorities in Victoria.
	www.afrol.com /articles/15861 (601 words)

	Dictionary pol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	www.dictionarydefinition.net /pol.html (88 words)

	Seychelles History \| iExplore.com
		It is thought that the Seychelles archipelago was visited by early Arab, Phoenician and Indonesian traders, but the first recorded sighting was by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama at the beginning of the 16th century.
		The Seychelles is a member of the African Development Bank and the Indian Ocean Commission (which provides for regional economic cooperation).
		The Seychelles’ principal trading partners are the UK, Yemen (the main source of imported oil), Germany and the countries of the South African Customs Union (South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland).
	www.iexplore.com /res/d.jhtml?destination=Seychelles&type=History (1044 words)

	Seychelles Government and Politics
		Between 1979 and 1993, Seychelles was governed under a single-party socialist system.
		President René, who had assumed power in a military coup d'état in 1977, had been the sole candidate in the presidential elections of 1979, 1984, and 1989, each time winning an affirmative vote of more than 90 percent.
		The SPPF agreed to relinquish its monopoly of power in December 1991 when a party congress approved René's proposal to allow other political groups to be registered.
	www.country-studies.com /seychelles/government-and-politics.html (132 words)

	Virtual Seychelles - News
		He said that as a result of his numerous international commitments, he thought it would be appropriate that the party consider appointing an interim leader until a new one is formally appointed under party rules.
		Mr Mancham said that as elder statesman and founder of the party, he will continue to take an active interest in Seychelles politics in general but will in particular more forcefully promote his philosophy of "Seychelles First" as well as work assiduously for national reconciliation among all the people of Seychelles.
		He recently returned to Seychelles after serving 11 years in the United States as Head of the Commonwealth Office to the United Nations.
	www.virtualseychelles.sc /news/news_details.asp?id=604 (289 words)

	Seychelles News
		The chief executive of Air Seychelles said on Thursday that privatization of the national airline would not serve the country's economic interests in the short term.
		DHAKA: One of three Seychelles sailors rescued by the Bangladesh navy after being lost at sea in their tiny yacht for almost four weeks said Wednesday he and his companions were lucky to be alive.
		The first Consulate of the Republic of Seychelles in Bulgaria was officially inaugurated on Friday with an exquisite cocktail party, as the country was to mark its national...
	www.topix.net /world/seychelles (937 words)

	Seychelles - Coup by René Supporters, 1977
		A new constitution adopted in 1979 stipulated that the SPPF be the sole recognized party.
		Although the South African government prosecuted and jailed some of the mercenaries for air hijacking, Hoare testified that South African military and intelligence officials were involved in the coup attempt.
		During this period, the Seychelles government received support from Tanzania, which deployed troops to the islands to strengthen the government's hand.
	countrystudies.us /seychelles/4.htm (490 words)

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		London based journal covering politics, economics, and culture of a contemporary non-conformism.
	www.world-newspapers.com /news-magazine.html (345 words)

	Map Zones : Seychelles Map (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Skin color, according to anthropologist Burton Benedict, is distinguished in Seychelles by the terms blanc (white), rouge (red), or noir (fl), all of which are applied relatively depending on the speaker's own pigmentation.
		Seychelles has received funds for developing its educational programs from several multinational sources.
		Women form nearly half of the enrollment at the prestigious Seychelles Polytechnic, the highest level of education on the islands.
	kids.mapzones.com /world/seychelles (2970 words)

	afrol News - Seychelles News
		The Heads of State from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and the French island Réunion (President Jacques Chirac) participated at the third summit of the Indian Ocean Commission (COI), where solidarity among the rich and poor nations of the region was focused.
		Cooperation in the tourism sector was agreed upon and Seychelles was allowed to resume fish exports to Mauritius.
		Seychelles is hoping for improved conditions that respect regional environmental limits.
	www.afrol.com /paises/seychelles/noticias (1025 words)

	Research & Teaching>>Seychelles>>Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Seychelles was widely seen as a country that had moved from a unitary to a multi-party politically system smoothly and peacefully.
		France Albert René; (Seychelles People's Progressive Front) who had been President during the one-party period of the Second Republic (elected in 1979, 1984, 1989) was elected with a majority of 59.5%.
		The National Assembly of Seychelles is a member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - Africa Region and the Assemblée Parliamentaire de la Francophonie.
	www.hrdc.unam.na /sy_demo.htm (997 words)

	VIRTUAL SEYCHELLES
		In such a position he would undoubtedly be of greater help to Seychelles than if he were to go back home to get involved in partisan politics as has been alluded to a couple of times in the past months by Seychelles Nation.
		Were Seychelles officially to show greater interest in assuming a leading coordinating role in the SIDS forum, the Small Islands Peace Action Initiative being a good example, no doubt Mr.
		Seychelles Government position on SIPAI and SIDS is not clear at this stage.
	www.virtualseychelles.sc /gover/lungos_crd_art1.htm (847 words)

	Seychelles on the Internet
		The Indian Ocean Commission, (with offices in Victoria-Mahe and in Rome), is a private consortium encouraging tourism in the Seychelles, the Comoro Islands, Mauritius, Reunion and Madagascar.
		The website has audio files of Nigerian Pidgin English, Reunion Creole, Seychelles Creole; A bibliography of works concerning Mauritian Creole, compiled by Lisa Morken (1999); "A Dual Approach to French Creole Genesis" by Mikael Parkvall (1995).
		The Institute's goals are "the promotion of electoral policies and practices that will produce free and fair elections, and secondly the development of programmes which encourage a civic environment conducive to democratic elections..." Based in Johannesburg.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/seychelles.html (1107 words)

	Seychelles
		In the early 1990's, the SPPF guided the country's return to a multiparty political system, which culminated in 1993 in the country's first free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections since 1977.
		In June the government-controlled Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) banned the musician's songs from being broadcast on the grounds that they were seditious.
		The percentage of women in government or politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8401.htm (5107 words)

	Seychelles Weekly
		In a no holds barred interview published in the Seychelles Review in its edition of March 2007, the erstwhile ambassador has broken away with tradition and revealed the real reason behind his so-called resignation.
		Seychelles must really be one of the most expensive countries in the world and we should not ignore the plight of the occasional tourist who has repeated the same complaint time and time again. One needs only to pop into Super Save or any other supermarket around the country to get a reality check.
		Evidence is now piling up that the decision of President Michel to dissolve the National Assembly less than six months of this body’s scheduled elections, after reaching the end of its natural life, has everything to do with a looming economic and financial crisis.
	www.seychellesweekly.com (612 words)

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