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UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Chagos Islands returned to Mauritius, but tensions over evictions persist
After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote Indian Ocean archipelago will continue to host a US military base, but
Big step, small win as Chagos Islands restored to Mauritius
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 islands to pave the way for a US military base it agreed on in 1966.
UK, Mauritius island deal draws protest
The U.N. General Assembly followed that opinion with a resolution demanding that Britain end its "colonial administration" of the Chagos Islands and return them to Mauritius. Britain's newly elected Labour government says that without the deal the status of the military base would be under threat from legal challenges.
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Chagos Islands row: Keir Starmer insists deal with Mauritius safeguards 'hugely important' base
UK envoy Jonathan Powell on Friday slammed critics of the Government’s Chagos Islands deal, saying the US was fully on board, ...
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Joe Biden pushed UK to surrender Chagos Islands
Joe Biden pushed the UK into giving up the Chagos Islands over concerns the US would lose control of an important air base, ...
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UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US Military Base
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President Joe Biden ...
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