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Wavel Ramkalawan
Wavel Ramkalawan (born 15 March 1959) is a Seychellois politician and Anglican priest who has been serving as the president of Seychelles since 26 October 2020. Ramkalawan was an opposition MP from 1993 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 1998 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. On 25 October 2020, Ramkalawan won the presidential election, the country's first such victory for an opposition candidate since independence, marking its first successful peaceful transition of power. Early life Wavel Ramkalawan was born in Mahé, the principal island of Seychelles. He was born into a modest family, the youngest of three children. His grandfather was from Bihar, India. His father was a tinsmith while his mother was a teacher. Ramkalawan's primary and secondary education were at Seychelles College, the elite boys' school of the country. Ramkalawan was ordained as a priest in 1985 following theological studies at St Paul's Theological College, Mauritius, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Seychelles
This article contains a list of presidents of the Republic of Seychelles. Presidents (1976–present) :Notes Timeline Latest election See also *Seychelles ** Politics of Seychelles **List of colonial governors of Seychelles **Vice-President of Seychelles **Prime Minister of Seychelles *Lists of office-holders References External linksWorld Statesmen – Seychelles {{Heads of state and government of African states Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ... * Presidents 1976 establishments in Seychelles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Paul's Theological College, Mauritius
St Paul's Theological College (1876–2004) was an Anglican theological college for the Diocese of Mauritius in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill. It was replaced by the Diocesan Training Centre. Origins The college traced its origins to the establishment in 1869 of an institution for the training of catechists and teachers near the church at Beau Bassin. The college itself was founded in 1876 in Beau Bassin by the Rev Henry Buswell. History In 1905 Bishop Francis Gregory bought a house with a couple of acres opposite St Andrew's School at Ambrose Street, Rose Hill as a training college; the theological training moved there. The College closed for WWI, and re-opened in 1920. In 1925 it started granting a Licentiate of Theology, based on the Durham L.Th. The college was destroyed by Cyclone Carol in 1960. Lectures were subsequently held at St James's Cathedral, Port Louis. The college applied a 'tentmaker' form of ministry, whereby ordinands were trained whilst still working i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Seychellois Constitutional Commission Election
Constitutional Commission elections were held in the Seychelles between 23 and 26 July 1992. They were the first multi-party elections since the 1977 coup had installed the Seychelles People's Progressive Front as the sole legal party. The commission was elected by proportional representation, with a threshold of 5% to win one of the 22 seats. The SPPF emerged as the largest party with 14 of the representatives, whilst the remaining eight went to the Seychelles Democratic Party. Voter turnout was 85.3%. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p784 Results References 1992 in Seychelles Elections in Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ... July 1992 events in Africa {{Seychel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democracy
Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which people, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose governing officials to do so ("representative democracy"). Who is considered part of "the people" and how authority is shared among or delegated by the people has changed over time and at different rates in different countries. Features of democracy often include freedom of assembly, freedom of association, association, property rights, freedom of religion and freedom of speech, speech, Social exclusion#Social inclusion, inclusiveness and political equality, equality, citizenship, consent of the governed, voting rights, freedom from unwarranted governmental wikt:deprivation, deprivation of the right to life and liberty, and minority rights. The notion of democracy has evolved over time considerably. Throughout history, one can find evid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-party
In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition. Apart from one-party-dominant and two-party systems, multi-party systems tend to be more common in parliamentary systems than presidential systems and far more common in countries that use proportional representation compared to countries that use first-past-the-post elections. Several parties compete for power and all of them have reasonable chance of forming government. In multi-party systems that use proportional representation, each party wins a number of legislative seats proportional to the number of votes it receives. Under first-past-the-post, the electorate is divided into a number of districts, each of which selects one person to fill one seat by a plurality of the vote. First-past-the-post is not conducive to a prolif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Ferrari
Jean-François Gabriel Ferrari (born 1959–60) is a Seychellois politician member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. On 3 November 2020, he was sworn in as Designated Minister and Minister of Fisheries. Biography Ferrari studied sociology and political economy at Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence. He is journalist by profession and was the co-editor of the ''Regar'' newspaper for 20 years. In 1977, he was a participant in the coup d'état which he later regretted. In 1991, he joined Roger Mancienne and Wavel Ramkalawan to form the underground Parti Seselwa. He is a member of the Seychelles National Party, and was first directly elected to the Assembly in 2007 after being proportionally elected in 1998. In 2006, he was injured during a demonstration against the government's monopoly on radio and television. In 2009, he was again injured during a demonstration. In 2016, Ferrari was elected to the National Assembly for the Mont Fleuri Mont Fleuri () is an adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Mancienne
Roger Mancienne (born 12 December 1947) is a politician from Seychelles who has been Speaker of National Assembly of Seychelles since 28 October 2020. Personal life Roger Mancienne was born in Mahé, Seychelles on 12 December 1947. He was the 2015 Vice Presidential nominee for the Seychelles National Party The Seychelles National Party (SNP) is a liberal political party in Seychelles. Its followers emphasize active multiparty democracy, respect for human rights and liberal economic reforms. It was founded in response to what it called the "totalit .... References 1947 births People from Mahé, Seychelles Seychelles National Party politicians Speakers of the National Assembly (Seychelles) Members of the National Assembly (Seychelles) Living people {{DEFAULTSORT:Mancienne, Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immigration And Refugee Board Of Canada
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration; seasonal labour immigration is sometimes included, however. As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries. Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives. Studies show that the elimination of barriers to migration would have profound effects on world GDP, with estimates of gains ranging between 67 and 147 percent for the scenarios in which 37 to 53 percent of the developing countries' workers migra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-party State
A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system, or single-party system is a type of sovereign state in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution. All other parties are either outlawed or allowed to take only a limited and controlled participation in elections. Sometimes the term "''de facto'' one-party state" is used to describe a dominant-party system that, unlike the one-party state, allows (at least nominally) democratic multiparty elections, but the existing practices or balance of political power effectively prevent the opposition from winning power. Although it is predated by the 1714 to 1783 "age of the Whig oligarchy" in Great Britain, the rule of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) over the Ottoman Empire following the 1913 coup d'etat is often considered the first one-party state. Concept One-party states justify themselves through various methods. Most often, proponents of a one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation
{{Unreferenced, date=January 2022 The Seychelles Broadcasting Company (SBC) is the national broadcaster of the Republic of Seychelles with the mandate of informing, educating, and entertaining the population of Seychelles. Located on the hilltop of Hermitage, Mont Fleuri, the SBC owns and operates 3 Television channels namely ''SBC1, SBC2,'' and ''SBC3''. Consistently, the Corporation also owns 2 of the largest radio station in the country, they are Paradise FM and Radyo Sesel. The SBC also broadcast free-to-view international television services on its DTT platform. These channels include Al JazeerahDW TV5 Monde, TiVi5TV5 Lifestyle CGTN News, CGTN French, Russia Today and France 24 France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. Its channels broadcast in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish and are aimed at the overseas market. Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Mo .... Additionally, the SBC also has the responsibili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglican Diocese Of Seychelles
The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a province of the Anglican Communion. It covers the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The current Archbishop and Primate is James Wong, Bishop of Seychelles. Anglican realignment The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean is a member of the Global South and the Global Anglican Future Conference, and has been involved in the Anglican realignment. Archbishop James Wong attended GAFCON III, in Jerusalem, on 17–22 June 2018. The province was represented at the event by a ten-member delegation, six from Madagascar and four from the Seychelles. Dioceses Madagascan dioceses Diocese of Antananarivo The Bishop of Antananarivo has been the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Antananarivo in the Indian Ocean since the diocese's erection in 1969. The current bishop is Samoela Jaona Ranarivelo. Diocese of Antsiranana Bishops of Antsiranana have included Gabriel Josoa (until 1982), Keith Benzies (1982 to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church In Seychelles
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The Catholic Church in Seychelles is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope. There are around 70,000 Catholics in the Seychelles - almost 76.2% of the total population. Seychelles forms a single diocese - the Diocese of Port Victoria. References External links * http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpvos.html Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
