the events of 5 june 1977 radically changed how they had lived and functioned till then. in spite of the significant seychelles colonial history, various events such as the independence of india, the suez crisis, crises in former somali, the mau mau uprising, revolution in congo, east africa independence, the bloody revolution in zanzibar, and rhodesian independence, residents of seychelles had not expected it to happen in seychelles. the shock that engulfed not only seychelles, also affected deeply the groups, communities and families in europe, both the pro and con groups.