France-Albert René

France-Albert René was a Seychellois lawyer, politician and revolutionary who served as the country’s second President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004, following a coup d'état that ousted the country's founding president, James Mancham. He previously served as the nation’s second and final Prime Minister, from independence in 1976 until the abolition of the post in 1977. He was a leading figure of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front, later known as United Seychelles.