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Mauritius Gains Full Freedom
The court declared as unlawful the 1965 forcible detachment of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius and its incorporation ...
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UK secures Diego Garcia base with Mauritius in 99-year strategic defense deal
The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US ...
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United Kingdom abandons its colony of the Chagos Islands, but maintains the Diego Garcia airbase, which gives the key to the Indian Ocean to the USA
The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the ...
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The U.K. hands Chagos Islands over to Mauritius but says it will secure a U.S. base
LONDON — The United Kingdom has signed a deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement Britain says will also ensure the future of a strategically important U ...
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What is the Chagos deal and what will happen to the military base Diego Garcia?
The deal will transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the UK to Mauritius — though Britain will retain control of the largest of the chain of islands, Diego Garcia, which hosts a ...
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Britain Cedes Chagos to Mauritius, Retains Diego Garcia Base
Britain has signed a deal with Mauritius to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands while retaining control of the Diego ...