This is a list of colonial governors of

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

, an archipelagic

island country An island country, island state, or island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...

in the Indian Ocean. Seychelles was first colonised by the French in 1770, and captured by the British in 1810, who governed it under the subordination to

Mauritius Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...

until 1903, when it became a separate crown colony. Seychelles achieved

independence Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of ...

from the United Kingdom on 29 June 1976.

List of governors

Italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office For continuation after independence, ''see: '' List of presidents of Seychelles

References

External links

World Statesmen – Seychelles
{{British dependencies governors

Governors A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...

European colonisation of Africa

List of governors

See also

References

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