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Aside from the pirates who used the islands as a hideout and treasure store, the Seychelles’ first visitors were explorers of Austronesian origin and Arab traders; both of which were sighted by the Portuguese Admiral Vasco da Gama in 1502.

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The Seychelles separated itself from Mauritius in 1903, ending nearly a hundred years of the two being united under British rule. While the Seychelles remained in the hands of the British, it hence successfully established itself as an independent colony and remained as such until 1976 when it broke free to become an autonomous Commonwealth republic.

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