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Seychelles Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

The Seychelles timeline game is a fun and educational way to learn about the history of this beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean.

  • Players will learn about key events in Seychellois history
  • They will have to place these events in their correct chronological order
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  • 1502: Discovery of the Seychelles by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama
  • 1742: French explorer Lazare Picault lands on Mahé and claims the islands for France
  • 1770: French settlers establish a colony on the Seychelles
  • 1810: British capture the Seychelles during the Napoleonic Wars
  • 1903: Seychelles becomes a British Crown Colony
  • 1904: Introduction of the first railway in Seychelles
  • 1903: Seychelles becomes a separate British Crown Colony from Mauritius
  • 1967: First democratic elections in Seychelles
  • 1976: Seychelles gains independence from Britain
  • 1977: Coup d'état led by France-Albert René overthrows the government
  • 1993: Return to multiparty democracy in Seychelles
  • 1993: Establishment of the Seychelles National Party
  • 1976: Seychelles joins the Commonwealth of Nations
  • 1978: Establishment of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front
  • 1976: Declaration of the Seychelles as a republic within the Commonwealth
  • 2005: Establishment of the Seychelles Tourism Board
  • 2004: Election of James Michel as President of Seychelles
  • 1976: Seychelles becomes a member of the African Union
  • 2018: Launch of the Seychelles Blue Economy Strategic Policy Framework and Roadmap
  • 2020: Election of Wavel Ramkalawan as President of Seychelles

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