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Additional Reading
Useful general overviews may be found in Lyn Mair and Lynnath Beckley, Seychelles, 2nd ed. (2005), a Bradt travel guide; and Jan Dodd and Madeleine Philippe, Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles, 5th ed. (2004), a Lonely Planet guidebook. Seychellois cultural heritage is discussed in Rosabelle Boswell, Challenges to Identifying and Managing Intangible Cultural Heritage in Mauritius, Zanzibar and Seychelles (2008). Deryck Scarr, Seychelles Since 1770: History of a Slave and Post-Slavery Society (1999); and William McAteer, Rivals in Eden: The History of the Seychelles, 1742–1827, rev. ed. (2002), detail the country’s historical development.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Official Tourism Site of Seychelles. | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Country Profile: Removed Literacy rate and updated Form of Government. | Aug 12, 2026 | ||
| In the History section, reorganized outline structure and added media. | Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| In the History section, updated with Herminie taking office on October 26, 2025. | Oct 27, 2025 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated Head of state and government. | Oct 27, 2025 | ||
| In the History section, updated with results of October 2025 presidential runoff election. | Oct 23, 2025 | ||
| In the History section, updated with the results of the September 2025 elections. | Oct 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Seychelles country profile. | Jul 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Seychelles. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Seychelles. | Apr 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Seychelles. | Nov 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: globalEDGE - Seychelles. | Aug 23, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Aug 12, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Interesting Seychelles Facts. | Jan 31, 2021 | ||
| In the History section, updated with the results of the October 2020 presidential and legislative elections. | Nov 02, 2020 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated head of state and government. | Oct 27, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Interesting Seychelles Facts. | Jan 20, 2019 | ||
| Country Profile: Expanded country profile. | Aug 17, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Seychelles. | Sep 15, 2017 | ||
| Added data charts. | Jun 28, 2017 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated form of government. | Apr 12, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: World InfoZone - Seychelles. | Dec 06, 2016 | ||
| In History section, updated with the resignation of the president, the elevation of the vice president to the presidency, and the event that preceded the president's resignation. | Oct 17, 2016 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated the head of state and government. | Oct 17, 2016 | ||
| In History section, updated with results of December 16–18, 2015, presidential runoff election. | Dec 21, 2015 | ||
| In History section, updated with the results of the first round of the December 3–5, 2015, presidential election. | Dec 07, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Jun 01, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 06, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Dec 05, 2014 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 05, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Seychelles. | Nov 15, 2013 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated form of government. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Seychelles. | Jan 18, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Seychelles. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Seychelles. | Jan 17, 2013 | ||
| Country Profile: Added name of head of state and head of government, along with urban-rural, life expectancy, literacy, and GNI per capita statistics. | Feb 23, 2012 | ||
| Country Profile: Changed form of government. | Feb 23, 2012 | ||
| In Security, housing and education section, added mention of the University of Seychelles. In History section, updated discussion of piracy. | Dec 02, 2011 | ||
| In the History and the Justice and political process sections, updated with name change of the former Seychelles People's Progressive Front to People's Party (Parti Lepep). | Dec 02, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Seychelles Islands. | Sep 16, 2011 | ||
| In History section, updated with Pres. Michel's reelection in May 2011. | May 23, 2011 | ||
| National anthem added. | May 23, 2011 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated area and population figures. | Mar 12, 2010 | ||
| Country Profile: Updated Official name. | Nov 10, 2009 | ||
| In the Government and society section, added mention that the president, who is the head of state, is also the head of government. | Nov 10, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography thoroughly revised and updated. | Jul 08, 2009 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Jul 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel and Cultures - Seychelles. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Seychelles. | Jul 02, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Library of Congress - Seychelles - Selected Internet Resources. | Aug 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Seychelles. | Jul 24, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Pennsylvania: African Studies Center - Seychelles. | Jun 22, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 22, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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