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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The Chagos Islands and Diego Garcia may be back in Mauritian hands again before long 2GJ34J0 London, United Kingdom. 8th September 2021. British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Islanders gathered at Parliament Square during the legislative scrutiny of the Nationality and Borders Bill.<\/p>\n

By the mid-1960s Britain was well into the process of dismantling its empire. But in 1965, the same year it gave up the Gambia and the Maldives, it also created a new colony.<\/p>\n

During negotiations with Mauritius over its independence, Britain carved out 58 remote islands, known as the Chagos Archipelago, for itself. These became the British Indian Ocean Territory (biot). Between 1968 and 1973 the islands\u2019 population was expelled.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. The Chagos Islands and Diego Garcia may be back in Mauritian hands again before long 2GJ34J0 London, United Kingdom. 8th September 2021. British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Islanders gathered at Parliament Square during the legislative scrutiny of the Nationality and Borders Bill. 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