It was founded by the late Sir James Mancham and David Joubert in July 1964, and governed the country from 1970 to 1977.

[1] After a time in exile in the United Kingdom, Mancham returned to the islands following the Seychelles' transition to democracy in 1993.

At the last elections of 6 December 2002 the party won 3.1% of the vote and failed to gain representation in the National Assembly.

In February 2005 Mancham stepped down with Nichol Gabriel assuming the leadership of the party.

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