Chagos Islands: UK transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius is step towards closing colonial chapter
The archipelago was acquired in the 1960s and a US military base established by displacing the indigenous population to ...
Political comment: Havant MP Alan Mak confirms support for Falkland Islands remaining British after Chagos announcement
Havant MP Alan Mak has confirmed his support for the Falkland Islands remaining British after the Government 's decision to ...
Argentina's new Falklands? Buenos Aires minister calls for the province to become an independent state
An Argentine regional minister has sparked controversy by claiming his region could become independent, raising fears that it ...
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Chagos Islanders Displaced for a US Military Base Protest a Deal on Their Future Made Without Them
Islanders who were forced to leave their remote Indian Ocean home to make way for a U.S. military base half a century ago ...
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Big step, small win as UK and Mauritius reach agreement on Chagos Islands
In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 (when Mauritius gained independence), the UK expelled Chagossians from the ...