Seychelles Timeline of Events

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Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

Timeline of Events

1975

10.1.1975

The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.

1976

6.29.1976

The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.

1977

6.5.1977

A coup takes place in Seychelles.