Danny Faure

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Danny Faure, 2010

Danny Antoine Rollen Faure (born  May 8, 1962 in Kilembe , Uganda ) has been President of the Republic of Seychelles since October 16, 2016 .

Life

Faure studied in Cuba , where he earned a degree in political science . Since then he has worked in various government offices in the Seychelles. He is a member of the People's Party and became Secretary of the Treasury in 2004. In 2010 he also became Vice President .

In 2016, he replaced President James Alix Michel after the opposition won the general election and Michel stepped down as president on October 16, 2016. Michel was re-elected in 2015, so Faures' term of office is scheduled to run until 2020.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. George Thande: Danny Faure sworn in as new president of Seychelles. In: Reuters . October 16, 2016, accessed February 28, 2019 . The President. In: Website of the Presidential Office of the Seychelles. Accessed February 28, 2019 .