Historical country records
Seychelles historical timeline
Seychelles
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1756 | annexed by France (settled 1770) | Leaders |
| 1810 | British rule (confirmed by Treaty of Paris 1814) | Leaders |
| Nov 1903 | crown colony | Leaders |
| 29 Jun 1976 | independence (Republic of Seychelles) | Leaders |
| 1770 - 1772 | de Launay | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1772 - 1775 | Anselme | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1775 - 177. | Le Roux de Kermeseven | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1778 - 1781 | Saint-Amant de Romainville | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1781 - 1783 | Berthelot de la Coste | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1783 - 1786 | François, vicomte de Souillac | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1786 - 1789 | Augustin Motais de Narbonne | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1789 - 1792 | Louis Jean Baptiste Philogène de Malavois (b. c.1757 - d. 1825) | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1792 - 1793 | Charles Joseph Esnouf | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 9 Sep 1793 - 1810 | Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quinssy | Commandants (subordinated to Île de France) |
| 1810 - 2 Jun 1811 | Jean-Baptiste Quéau de Quinssy | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 2 Jun 1811 - 1812 | Bartholomew Sullivan | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1812 - 1815 | Bibye Lesage | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1815 - 1822 | Edward Madge | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1822 - 1837 | George Harrison | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1837 - 1839 | Arthur Wilson | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1839 - 1850 | Charles Augustus Etienne Mylius | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1850 - 1852 | Robert William Keate | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1852 - 1862 | George Thompson Wade | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1862 - 1868 | Swinburne Ward | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1868 - 1874 | William Hales Franklyn | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1874 - 1879 | Charles Spencer Salmon | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1879 - 1880 | Arthur Elibank Havelock | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1880 - 1882 | Francis Theophilus Blunt | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1882 - 1888 | Arthur Cecil Stuart Barkly | Commissioners (subordinated to Mauritius) |
| 1889 - 1895 | Thomas Risely Griffith | Administrators |
| 1895 - 1899 | Henry Cockburn Stewart | Administrators |
| 1899 - Nov 1903 | Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott | Administrators |
| Nov 1903 - 1904 | Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott | Governors |
| 1904 - 1912 | Walter Edward Davidson | Governors |
| 1912 - 1918 | Charles Richard Mackey O'Brien | Governors |
| 1918 - 1922 | Sir Eustace Edward Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (b. 1864 - d. 1943) | Governors |
| 1922 - 1927 | Sir Joseph Aloysius Byrne | Governors |
| 1927 | Sir Malcolm Stevenson | Governors |
| 1928 - 1934 | Sir de Symons Montagu George Honey | Governors |
| 1934 - 1936 | Sir Gordon James Lethem | Governors |
| 1936 - 1942 | Arthur Grimble (from 1938, Sir Arthur Grimble) (b. 1888 - d. 1956) | Governors |
| 1942 - 1947 | William Marston Logan (from 1944, Sir William Marston Logan) (b. 1889 - d. 1968) | Governors |
| 1947 - 1951 | Sir Percy Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke | Governors |
| 1951 - 1953 | Frederick Crawford | Governors |
| 31 May 1953 - Jan 1958 | William Addis (from 1955, Sir William Addis) (b. 1901 - d. 1978) | Governors |
| Jan 1958 - 13 Aug 1961 | John Kingsmill Thorp (from Jun 1959, Sir John Kingsmill Thorp) (b. 1912 - d. 1961) | Governors |
| Jan 1962 - 1967 | Julian Edward George Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith (b. 1916) | Governors |
| 1967 - 1969 | Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker | Governors |
| 1969 - 1973 | Sir Bruce Greatbatch | Governors |
| 1973 - 1976 | Colin Allan | Governors |
| 29 Jun 1976 - 5 Jun 1977 | Sir James R. Mancham | Presidents |
| 5 Jun 1977 - 14 Apr 2004 | France-Albert René | Presidents |
| 14 Apr 2004 - | James Michel | Presidents |
| 12 Nov 1970 - 28 Jun 1976 | James R. Mancham | Prime ministers |
| 29 Jun 1976 - 5 Jun 1977 | France-Albert René | Prime ministers |