Between 1968 and 1973, the Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 - TopicsExpress



          

Between 1968 and 1973, the Chagossians, then numbering about 2,000 people, were expelled by the British government to Mauritius and Seychelles to allow the United States to establish a military base on the island. Today, the exiled Chagossians are still trying to return, claiming that the forced expulsion and dispossession was illegal. The author of this article, David Vine, wrote a insightful book about the matter: Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 07:56:38 +0000

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