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UK to return Chagos islands to 🇲🇺Mauritius BEFORE 🇺🇸Donald Trump’s inauguration - mediaDecolonisation of Chagos, home to a British-American military base, was supported by the administration of current US President Joe Biden but faced opposition from Donald Trump's circle, according to the Times.
🧩 Earlier this year, EAM Jaishankar reiterated India's support for Mauritius on the
Chagos islands decolonisation, stating that 'India will continue its steadfast support to Mauritius in line with its principled stance on decolonisation.
Chagos was part of the same British colony as the rest of Mauritius, but in 1965, the UK separated the archipelago into a distinct administrative unit. Three years later, Mauritius gained independence, yet Chagos remained under British control.
👉 In 1966, the
US leased Diego Garcia island and built an airbase there, resulting in the deportation of all 1,500 residents of the archipelago.
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