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He was a leading figure of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front, later known as United Seychelles.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"16 November 1935","date":"1935-11-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Victoria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3940"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"27 February 2019","date":"2019-02-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Victoria","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3940"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Seychelles","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1042"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"United Seychelles Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206395"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"King's College London","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245247"},{"text":"The Dickson Poon School of Law","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7730132"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Seychelles (5 June 1977 – 16 April 2004)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18463915","start":"1977-06-05","end":"2004-04-16"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Seychelles (1976–1977)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262393","start":"1976","end":"1977"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France-Albert_Ren%C3%A9","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986"],"faq":[{"q":"When was France-Albert René born?","a":"France-Albert René was born on 16 November 1935 in Victoria."},{"q":"What positions has France-Albert René held?","a":"Positions held by France-Albert René include: President of Seychelles (1977–2004); Prime Minister of Seychelles (1976–1977)."},{"q":"Where did France-Albert René study?","a":"France-Albert René was educated at King's College London, The Dickson Poon School of Law."}],"related":[{"name":"James Mancham","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/james-mancham"},{"name":"James Michel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/james-michel"},{"name":"Wavel Ramkalawan","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/wavel-ramkalawan"},{"name":"Danny Faure","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/danny-faure"},{"name":"Patrick Herminie","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/patrick-herminie"},{"name":"Alan Sugar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alan-sugar"},{"name":"Aleksandr Skorobogatko","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/aleksandr-skorobogatko"},{"name":"Alinaghi Khamoushi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alinaghi-khamoushi"},{"name":"Andrej Babiš","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andrej-babis"},{"name":"Anil Ambani","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anil-ambani"},{"name":"Anutin Charnvirakul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/anutin-charnvirakul"},{"name":"Aziz Akhannouch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/aziz-akhannouch"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/france-albert-rene-15aba742e3.jpg","width":448,"height":512,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Seychelles Nation","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_Albert-Ren%C3%A9.png"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): France-Albert René","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France-Albert_Ren%C3%A9","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q224986","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224986","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: France Albert-René.png by Seychelles Nation (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_Albert-Ren%C3%A9.png","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article France-Albert René, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: France Albert-René.png — Seychelles Nation, Public domain.","cite":"\"France-Albert René\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/france-albert-rene. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:00:38Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/france-albert-rene","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/france-albert-rene","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/france-albert-rene?lang=ne"}}