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Republic of Seychelles

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Republic of Seychelles
République des Seychelles
Repiblik Sesel
Flag of Republic of Seychelles
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Seychelles
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Seychelles
Capital
and largest city
Victoria
Official languagesEnglish
French
Seychellois Creole
Area
• Total
459 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
100,447


Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles, is an island country in the Indian Ocean.

History

The CIA organized a mercenary invasion of Seychelles from apartheid South Africa in 1981. The invasion aimed to overthrow socialist President France Albert René, who supported the Non-Aligned Movement and wanted to remove nuclear weapons from the Indian Ocean.[1]

References

  1. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 127). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]