Seychelles National Movement

{{Short description|Political movement during the 1980s}}

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The Seychelles National Movement was a political movement created by the exiled Seychellois leader Gérard Hoarau who was based in London in the 1980s.{{Cite web |last=cia |date=9 February 2024 |title=ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SEYCHELLES NATIONAL MOVEMENT AND THE POPULAR RESISTANCE MOVEMENT |url=https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/SANITIZED%20SUBJORGANIZATIO%5B15801697%5D.pdf |website=cia.gov}}

The movement was the follow-up to the MPR or Mouvement Pour La Resistance which was an underground movement again created by Gérard Hoarau when he was still living in the Seychelles. The MPR was a direct response by the resistance to the newly installed one party government of France-Albert René who seized power on 5 June 1977.{{Cite web |title=Seychelles Opposition Movements and Interest Groups – Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |url=https://photius.com/countries/seychelles/government/seychelles_government_opposition_movements~1464.html |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=photius.com}}