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==Immigration into Seychelles== | ==Immigration into Seychelles== | ||
*Seychelles was '''uninhabited''' prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced '''competing French and British''' interests until coming under '''full British control''' in the late 18th century. | *Seychelles was '''uninhabited''' prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced '''competing French and British''' interests until coming under '''full British control''' in the late 18th century. | ||
*It proclaimed independence from the United Kingdom in 1976. | *The Seychelles belonged to Mauritius until 1906. It proclaimed independence from the United Kingdom in 1976. | ||
*Seychellois culture and society is an eclectic mix of '''French, British, and African influences, with more recent infusions of Chinese and Indian elements.''' | *Seychellois culture and society is an eclectic mix of '''French, British, and African influences, with more recent infusions of Chinese and Indian elements.''' | ||
*When the British gained control of the islands during the Napoleonic Wars, they '''allowed the French upper class to retain their land'''. Both the French and British settlers used '''enslaved Africans''', and although the British prohibited slavery in 1835, African workers continued to come. The British administration employed '''Indians on indentured servitude''' to the same degree as in Mauritius resulting in a small Indian population. The Indians, like a similar '''minority of Chinese''', were confined to a merchant class.<ref>"Seychelles", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref> | *When the British gained control of the islands during the Napoleonic Wars, they '''allowed the French upper class to retain their land'''. Both the French and British settlers used '''enslaved Africans''', and although the British prohibited slavery in 1835, African workers continued to come. The British administration employed '''Indians on indentured servitude''' to the same degree as in Mauritius resulting in a small Indian population. The Indians, like a similar '''minority of Chinese''', were confined to a merchant class.<ref>"Seychelles", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref> | ||