Seychelles: The priest who became president after sixth attempt
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“We will maintain friendly relations with all nations, and welcome help and assistance from our international allies whomsoever they may be.”
Seychelles is a former British colony which became independent in 1976.
The defeated ruling United Party seized power in a coup in 1977 and has retained the presidency since then even after multi-party democracy was restored in 1993.
There are still divisions within Seychellois society and the new president certainly has a lot of work to do to unite the country.
Source: Africafeeds.com
