Makarios

The exile of Archbishop Makarios to the Seychelles

Archbishop Makarios III of the island of Cyprus, Greece, was a strong advocate for self-determination in Cyprus in the middle of the twentieth century. His activities gave the British authorities sufficient rea...
seychelles

Last Surviving Slave

The last person known to have lived as a slave in the Seychelles, Japhet Alice (nee Africaine) died a free Seychelles citizen in 1956, after a long and adventurous life. Although so little is known about her, i...