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Chagos Island Dispute
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- The UN General Assembly passed a resolution asking the U.K. to withdraw its “colonial administration” from the Chagos Archipelago within six months.
- Chagos is officially part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).
- Mauritius wants its sovereignty over the islands restored.
A history of dispute
Period |
Who ran Chagos Archipelago |
| 18th Century | Chagos was part of Mauritius and ruled by France |
| 1810 | UK captured Mauritius |
| 1965 | Independence of Mauritius. But British illegally created (BIOT) |
| 1966 | US naval base set up in Diegeo Garcia (Biggest island of Chagos) |
| 2017 | UN intervention. Asks ICJ to decide legality of British possession of BIOT |
| 2019 | International court of Justice (ICJ) issues “advisory” to British to withdraw from Chagos. |
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