(1939-08-11)11 August 1939 Victoria, British Seychelles
Died
8 January 2017(2017-01-08) (aged 77) Glacis, Seychelles
Political party
Seychelles Democratic Party
Spouses
Heather Jean Evans
(m. 1963; div. 1974)
Catherine Olsen
(m. 1985)
Children
3
Profession
Lawyer Politician Writer
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE (11 August 1939 – 8 January 2017) was a Seychellois politician who founded the Seychelles Democratic Party and was the first President of Seychelles from 1976 to 1977.
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE (11 August 1939 – 8 January 2017) was a Seychellois politician who founded the Seychelles Democratic Party and was...
by the late Sir JamesMancham in 1964, and governed the country from 1976 to 1977. After a time in exile in the United Kingdom, Mancham returned to the...
He was formerly a political advisor to Sir JamesMancham, former President of Seychelles, and Sir James Goldsmith. Smith was born in May 1962 in Scotland...
government was formed with James R. Mancham as President and France-Albert René as Prime Minister. The newly knighted Sir JamesMancham became the country's...
the original President and leader of the Seychelles Democratic Party, JamesMancham, was overthrown in a bloodless coup by the Prime Minister France-Albert...
France-Albert René in Seychelles and restore the previous president, JamesMancham, to power. The South African government encouraged a mercenary group...
Committee. René staged a coup against the country's first President, JamesMancham, only one year after independence, and Michel was appointed Minister...
Victoria, Mahé Term length 5 years, renewable once Inaugural holder JamesMancham Formation 29 June 1976 Deputy Vice-President of Seychelles Salary R94...
representation to three, beating the Democratic Party of former President JamesMancham into third place. Ramkalawan became the first directly elected member...
d'état by France Albert René ousted the first president of the republic, JamesMancham. René discouraged over-dependence on tourism and declared that he wanted...
Seychelles Presidents JamesMancham France-Albert René James Michel Danny Faure Wavel Ramkalawan Prime Ministers JamesMancham France-Albert René post...
islands of Seychelles in the early 20th century. In 1977, when president JamesMancham was overthrown by France-Albert René, the old flag was abolished and...
being a nature film. The film was a vehicle for a former president, JamesMancham – at the time in exile in London – to attempt to regain power. Touchdown...
government of President JamesMancham while he was out of the country, and installed France-Albert René as President of the Seychelles. Mancham was in the UK at...
100/-. This series featured the first President of the Seychelles, Sir JamesMancham and replaced all colonial notes issued prior to independence. In 1979...
d'état: Supporters of the United Seychelles party overthrew President JamesMancham and installed France-Albert René as president. March 1977 Thai coup...
Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP) Notes Become President. Deposed Mancham in the 1977 coup d'état and become President. Seychelles Politics of Seychelles...
Seychelles exiles in South Africa, acting on behalf of ex-president JamesMancham, discussed with South African Government officials the possibility of...
overthrows JamesMancham November 25, 1981: South African mercenaries attempt to replace France-Albert René with the former president JamesMancham 1986: There...
political dissident Sir JamesMancham - President of Seychelles (1976-1977) Vincent Meriton - Vice-President of Seychelles (2016-2020) James Michel - President...
vol. VIII, UNESCO, 1993 McDougall, James. (2017). A History of Algeria. Cambridge University Press. McDougall, James. (2006). History and the culture of...
registration number N 821CA was intended to transport the exile government of JamesMancham as well as Kenyan military support from Mombasa following the failed...
Independence Constitution of the Seychelles, Article 31, stated that JamesMancham would be the first President of the Republic by name, rather than by...
opposition to unite against him. He was challenged by the former President JamesMancham of the Seychelles Democratic Party, who he had deposed in a coup in...