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President · Seychelles

James Michel

67 recorded engagements, 2005–2016: 67 visits and 6 signed agreements.

Open in the interactive map Seychelles country profile
67Engagements
67Visits
0Phone calls
0Video conferences
6Signed agreements
30Destination countries
29Multilateral summits
2005–2016Years in LEAD

Biography

3rd President of Seychelles

James Alix Michel, GCSK (born 16 August 1944) is a Seychellois politician who served as the third President of Seychelles from 2004 to 2016. He previously served as vice-president under his predecessor, France-Albert René, from 1996 to 2004.

Michel was initially a teacher, but later he became involved in the archipelago's booming tourism industry and joined René's political party before independence in 1976.

== Life and career ==

Michel followed President René through different political posts during all periods of the Seychelles' history as an independent entity. He was a member of the executive committee of the Seychelles People's United Party from 1974 to 1977; subsequently, when the party was transformed into the Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF), he became a member of its Central Executive Committee. René staged a coup against the country's first President, James Mancham, only one year after independence, and Michel was appointed Minister of Public Administration and Information in June 1977. During the 1979–1991 one-party socialist rule, Michel held various ruling party and ministerial portfolios, such as Minister of Finance from 1989 to 2006. In 1984 he became the...

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Where they travelled

Seychelles   Visited or called (darker = more often)

Most-visited countries

  • United Arab Emirates6
  • India5
  • Italy5
  • Qatar4
  • China4
  • United States of America4
  • Mauritius3
  • Vatican3
  • Japan3
  • Madagascar2
  • United Kingdom2
  • Singapore2

Discussion topics

  • Diplomacy and Foreign Relations66
  • Regional Organizations and Multilateral Affairs28
  • Trade and Economic Relations9
  • Development and Aid4
  • Environment and Climate Change3

Activity by year

2005: 8 engagements2006: 8 engagements2007: 5 engagements2008: 9 engagements2009: 8 engagements2010: 6 engagements2011: 4 engagements2012: 6 engagements2013: 4 engagements2014: 5 engagements2015: 3 engagements2016: 1 engagement2005201020152016

Signed agreements

Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.

DatePartnerWhat was signed
2006-11-01ChinaEconomic Partnership Agreement
2008-02-07KuwaitFunctional cooperation
2009-09-09United Arab EmiratesFunctional cooperation
2012-02-22United KingdomFunctional cooperation
2014-11-27United Arab EmiratesFunctional cooperation
2015-08-20IndiaEconomic Partnership Agreement

Every recorded engagement

DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2005-01-13 – 2005-01-14Visit SummitMauritius · Port Louis
2005-03-10 – 2005-03-12VisitMauritius · Port Louis
2005-04-09VisitVatican · Vatican City
2005-04-19 – 2005-04-23Visit SummitIndonesia · Jakarta
2005-05-23 – 2005-05-25VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2005-07-19 – 2005-07-22Visit SummitMadagascar · Antananarivo
2005-07-31 – 2005-08-02VisitIndia · New Delhi
2005-11-25 – 2005-11-27Visit SummitMalta · Valletta
2006-02-14 – 2006-02-15VisitQatar · Doha
2006-09-26 – 2006-09-27VisitUnited Kingdom · London
2006-09-27 – 2006-09-28Visit SummitRomania · Bucharest
2006-09-28 – 2006-09-29VisitItaly · Rome
2006-09-29VisitVatican · Vatican City
2006-11-01 – 2006-11-08Visit SummitChina · BeijingAgreement signedEconomic Partnership Agreement
2006-11-08 – 2006-11-09VisitSingapore · Singapore
2006-12-06 – 2006-12-08VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2007-02-14 – 2007-02-17Visit SummitFrance · Cannes
2007-02-15VisitItaly · Rome
2007-04-05 – 2007-04-06VisitQatar · Doha
2007-04-06 – 2007-04-11VisitSingapore · Singapore
2007-08-09VisitMadagascar · Antananarivo
2008-02-07 – 2008-02-08VisitKuwait · Kuwait CityAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2008-05-28 – 2008-05-30Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2008-06-05 – 2008-06-06Visit SummitItaly · Rome
2008-08-07 – 2008-08-08VisitChina · Beijing
2008-08-16 – 2008-08-17Visit SummitSouth Africa · Sandton
2008-09-25 – 2008-09-27Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2008-10-26 – 2008-10-27VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi
2008-10-27 – 2008-10-28VisitQatar · Doha
2008-11-30 – 2008-12-01Visit SummitQatar · Doha
2009-04-06 – 2009-04-12VisitJapan · Tokyo
2009-04-06 – 2009-04-08VisitCuba · Havana
2009-09-09 – 2009-09-10VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu DhabiAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2009-10-13 – 2009-10-15VisitSouth Korea · Seoul
2009-11-18 – 2009-11-19VisitLebanon · Beirut
2009-11-19 – 2009-11-20Visit SummitItaly · Rome
2009-11-28 – 2009-12-02VisitCuba · Havana
2009-12-17 – 2009-12-18Visit SummitDenmark · Copenhagen
2010-04-12VisitLibya · Tripoli
2010-05-01 – 2010-05-03VisitChina · Beijing
Show all 67 engagements
DateTypeDestinationAgreements
2010-06-15 – 2010-06-16VisitIndia · New Delhi
2010-07-20 – 2010-07-21Visit SummitZimbabwe · Harare
2010-09-14 – 2010-09-15VisitSpain · Madrid
2010-10-25VisitItaly · Rome
2011-02-03 – 2011-02-07Visit SummitIndia · New Delhi
2011-08-22 – 2011-08-29VisitAustralia · Canberra
2011-10-20VisitChina · Beijing
2011-10-28 – 2011-11-01Visit SummitAustralia · Perth
2012-02-02 – 2012-02-04Visit SummitIndia · New Delhi
2012-02-22 – 2012-02-23Visit SummitUnited Kingdom · LondonAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2012-03-10 – 2012-03-11VisitMauritius · Port Louis
2012-05-12 – 2012-05-17Visit SummitSouth Korea · Seoul
2012-08-18 – 2012-08-20Visit SummitMozambique · Maputo
2012-08-28 – 2012-08-29VisitSri Lanka · Colombo
2013-06-02 – 2013-06-03Visit SummitJapan · Yokohama
2013-08-28 – 2013-08-29VisitVietnam · Hanoi
2013-11-15 – 2013-11-16Visit SummitSri Lanka · Colombo
2013-12-10 – 2013-12-11VisitSouth Africa · Pretoria
2014-08-05 – 2014-08-06Visit SummitUnited States of America · Washington
2014-08-30 – 2014-09-01Visit SummitSamoa · Apia
2014-09-20 – 2014-09-25Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2014-11-27 – 2014-11-28VisitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu DhabiAgreement signedFunctional cooperation
2014-11-29 – 2014-12-04Visit SummitFrance · Paris
2015-04-28 – 2015-05-01VisitVatican · Vatican City
2015-08-20 – 2015-08-27VisitIndia · New DelhiAgreement signedEconomic Partnership Agreement
2015-09-26 – 2015-09-29Visit SummitUnited States of America · New York
2016-01-18 – 2016-01-20Visit SummitUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi

Cite this profile

Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [James Michel leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/james-michel.html]