What the records say
- When
- 4 Jun 1977 – 5 Jun 1977
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 4.62° S, 55.45° E
- Description
- political coup in the (Seychelles)
1977 Seychelles coup d'état
Political coup in the Seychelles
The 1977 Seychelles coup d'état was a coup that occurred in the East African and Indian Ocean country of Seychelles on 4–5 June 1977. Between 60–200 supporters of the Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP), who had been training in Tanzania, overthrew President Sir James Mancham of the Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP) while he was attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, the United Kingdom.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Seychelles”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A bloodless coup installs France-Albert René as President of the Seychelles”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page