Chagos Archipelago - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1965, in planning before Mauritian independence, the UK split the archipelago from the territory of Mauritius to form the British Indian Ocean Territory, looking to provide the US with an uninhabited island base, the country's main creditor after the turmoil of World War II.
The Chagos agreement explained
WEB21 hours ago · A collection of seven atolls comprised of more than 60 islands, the Chagos Islands have been controlled by Britain since 1814. Once administered as part of the British colony of Mauritius, they ...
Agreement between the Republic of Mauritius and the United …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Under the terms of the new agreement, the United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, site of a joint U.S.-UK military facility. In turn, the UK will exercise the sovereign rights and authorities of Mauritius with respect to Diego Garcia in accordance with the terms of the agreement ...
How the US and UK worked together to recolonise the Chagos …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · A new colonial territory was created – effectively recolonising the archipelago – under the name ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’ (BIOT). The largest and most heavily populated island in the...
Chagos Archipelago | Island Group, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · The US base on Diego Garcia stays. Chagos Archipelago, island group in the central Indian Ocean, located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south of the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. It is coterminous with the British Indian Ocean Territory.
“That’s When the Nightmare Started” - Human Rights Watch
WEBFeb 15, 2023 · About 60 years ago, the United Kingdom government secretly planned, with the United States, to force an entire Indigenous people, the Chagossians, from their homes in the Chagos Archipelago.
Chagos Islands dispute: Mauritius calls US and UK 'hypocrites' - BBC
WEBOct 19, 2020 · Last year, a UN court ruled that the UK should end its control of the Indian Ocean archipelago, which includes a US military base. Mauritius says it was forced to trade the islands in 1965 for ...
The UK must focus on how the Chagos decision is implemented …
WEB2 days ago · The same year the UN General Assembly voted 116 in favour to 6 against, and with 56 abstentions, for a resolution ‘welcoming a 25 February 2019 International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the legal consequences of separating the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965, demanding that the UK unconditionally withdraw its colonial administration from the area within six months’ to ...
The Chagossians Want Their Islands Back - The Atlantic
WEBJun 15, 2022 · The Chagos Archipelago spreads out across 250,000 square miles, an area the size of Texas; taken together, the islands have a landmass the size of Manhattan.
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius - BBC News
WEBOct 3, 2024 · A handful of Chagos islanders, who’d been forced to abandon their homes in the late 1960s and early 70s, repeatedly took the British government to court. But it was only recently that ...
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