updated Sat. April 13, 2024
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The Standard
February 14, 2018
Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and France Albert-Rene of Seychelles. Yew implemented laws that were seen as dictatorial. He completely weakened the opposition and had a total grip of the country. Yet it is in this environment of absolute control that he transformed Singapore from poor agrarian society intoÃâà...
The People Online
February 1, 2018
President Faure's style of governance is based on the principles championed by SPUP since its creation in 1964 by former President France Albert Rene. They are principles based on equal opportunities for all Seychellois, irrespective of political affiliation, race or creed. There is a place for all Seychellois to expressÃâà...
The Wire
January 10, 2018
Mr (France Albert) Rene declared Seychelles as a one-party state and shut down all other political parties. Supporters of the other parties, especially the party of Mr (James) Mancham, were persecuted. They were seen as enemies of the people. People were detained illegally. They were rounded up andÃâà...
Seychelles News Agency
December 7, 2017
Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, has three ex-presidents, the late James Mancham, France Albert Rene and James Michel. Meriton said that the government is already paying for presidents' expenses, but following discussion, they have decided to have it in the law to ensureÃâà...
Seychelles News Agency
April 13, 2017
Michel said that when the former president France Albert Rene started the Seychelles People's United Party in 1964, his message was one of liberty, emancipation, dignity, fraternity and solidarity. “I have always been inspired by these principles and convictions. This is what has guided me all my life andÃâà...
Arab News
January 8, 2017
A year later he was overthrown in a bloodless coup by his prime minister, France-Albert Rene, while he was attending a Commonwealth conference in London. Rene set up a one-party socialist state. In 1981, South African mercenaries led by notorious British soldier-for-hire in Africa Col. “Mad Mike” HoareÃâà...
Seychelles News Agency
June 28, 2016
(Seychelles News Agency) - Former Seychelles President France Albert Rene says that Seychelles is making huge progress, advances that may not have happened if the island nation had remained under British rule. On the eve of the island nation's 40th Independence Day, Rene, 80, spoke with SNAÃâà...
Huffington Post
September 21, 2015
Jimmy Mancham was overthrown in a coup d'etat when he was off in England at a Commonwealth meeting by his arch-rival, a man by the name of France Albert Rene. Rene was the bastard son of a French planter and of a local woman. He was extraordinarily bright. He had been educated in England as a lawyer. AmongÃâà...
