Directory of Chagos Islands Resources

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Between 1967 and 1973 2000 residents of the Chagos Islands were evacuated by the British in order to allow the US to build its Indian Ocean base at Diego Garcia.

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• BBC NEWS | UK | Diego Garcia: remembering paradise lost

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/835963.stm
  Thirty-five years after his people were ejected from their Indian Ocean paradise by the British Government, young Jean Redi Bancoult has not forgotten his motherland.

• BBC NEWS | UK | Q&A: Chagos Islands dispute

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3177682.stm
  Background to the battle for compensation between thousands of Chagos islanders and the British Government.

• The Provisional Peoples Democratic Republic of Diego Garcia

  http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/ppdrdg.html
  Tongue in cheek site from US servicemen who served, or are serving, in Diego Garcia.

Related Categories

• Home > Regional > Asia > British Indian Ocean Territory
• Home > Regional > North America > United States > Government > Military > Navy > Installations > Naval Bases > Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia

 

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