James Mancham
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President of Seychelles (1939-2017)
Key facts
- Prime minister
- France-Albert René
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- France-Albert René
- Born
- James Richard Marie Mancham , ( 1939-08-11 ) 11 August 1939, Victoria , British Seychelles
- Died
- 8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) (aged 77), Glacis, Seychelles
- Party
- Seychelles Democratic Party
- Spouses
- Heather Jean Evans ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 ) Catherine Olsen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Profession
- Lawyer politician writer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Seychelles
- Place of birth
- Victoria
- Place of death
- Victoria
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Seychelles Democratic Party
- Image
- James Mancham 2014.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1939-08-11
- Commons category
- James Mancham
- date of death
- 2017-01-08
- cause of death
- stroke
- name in native language
- James Richard Marie Mancham
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE (11 August 1939 – 8 January 2017) was a Seychellois politician who founded the Seychelles Democratic Party and was the first President of Seychelles from 1976 to 1977.
Political career
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