Who brought slaves to Seychelles?

It had been visited by Portuguese and French expeditions, but remained uninhabited until claimed by France in 1756. French farmers brought African slaves to the islands. Control passed to the British in 1810, and Seychelles became a formal British colony in 1903.



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illicit trade's demographic impact on the Seychelles is revealed by census and other reports, which indicate that the local slave population soared from 2,760 (or 3,015) men, women, and children in 1810 to as many as 7,323 in 1818 and numbered from 6,133 to 6,740 individuals between 1822 and 1827.

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Today the Indian Ocean archipelago enjoys a high per capita income, good health care and education. The former British colony's economy depends heavily on the fishing industry and upmarket tourism.

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With a territory of 177 square miles and a population of 92,000, the Seychelles is the smallest African country. Seychelles gained independence from the British in 1976 and has now evolved into a presidential republic.

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