| LC control no. | n 83225398 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Mancham, James R., 1939-2017 |
| Variant(s) | Mancham, James R., 1939- Mancham, James Richard Marie, 1939-2017 |
| Associated country | Seychelles England |
| Birth date | 1939-08-11 |
| Death date | 2017-01-08 |
| Place of birth | Victoria (Seychelles) |
| Place of death | Glacis (Seychelles) |
| Field of activity | Seychelles--Politics and government Tourism--Seychelles |
| Affiliation | Seychelles Democratic Party |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians Presidents |
| Found in | His Paradise raped, 1983: t.p. (James R. Mancham) LC data base, 9-26-83 (hdg.: Mancham, James R., 1939- ) Mancham, James R. The sayings of James R. Mancham, 2002: t.p. (James R. Mancham) cover p. 4 (James Richard Marie Mancham) Wikipedia, Apr. 7, 2017 (James Mancham; Sir James Richard Marie Mancham KBE; born 11 August 1939, Victoria, Seychelles; died 8 January 2017, Glacis, Seychelles, age 77; attended law school in England; when Britain announced intention to give independence to the colony, he founded the Seychelles Democratic Party, served as its leader until Feb. 2005; as Chief Minister of the colony, he promoted tourism and arranged for building of the airport making it accessible; won the popular vote for president in 1976 upon independence; deposed June 1977 in a coup while attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference in London; lived in exile in London until 1992; when he returned to the Seychelles he again promoted tourism; ran twice more for president) |
| Associated language | eng |
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