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Brief histories of the
first clubs of each geographic regions or countries
Rotary Club of Victoria,
the First Club
of the Republic of Seychelles
Rotary International
District 9220
A Part of Our History of
Rotary in Africa
Discovered for the first time on 1502 by a navigator who
didn’t give them a name.
The Portuguese called them later the "Seven Sisters."
In 1756, Seychelles became a French colony under the name
of Séchelles, named for Moreau of Séchelles, Minister of Finance under the
kingdom of
Louis XV. During the XIX
century, the English gave them the name of Seychelles.
Seychelles remained an
English colony from 1903 until 1976, when the archipelago gained
independence, becoming the Republic of Seychelles.
The Seychelles has a total land area
of 455 sq. km and 491 km of coastline.
There is one Rotary Club in Seychelles
called the Rotary Club of Victoria. The club meets at the Coral Stand Hotel
on Tuesdays at lunch time from 12:30 to 14:00.
Rotary Club of Victoria in Seychelles was chartered in
1969. The meetings are conducted in English and there are about 30 members
from a diverse range of backgrounds and professions. The club is quite
active in the local community and runs many popular events and projects each
year.
The Rotary Club of Victoria is part of Rotary District
9220.
This district also covers Mauritius, Reunion,
Madagascar, Mayotte, Djibouti and Comoros.
The district is predominantly French speaking.
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