Chagossians
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The Chagossians, also known as Chagos Islanders and Îlois, are an Afro-Asian ethnic group originating from freed African slaves as well as people of Asian descent brought to the Chagos Islands, specif
Chagossian man harvesting coconuts, photographed shortly before the first United States encampment, 1971
Abandoned church at Boddam Island, Salomon Atoll
Diplomatic cable from Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond signed by D. A. Greenhill, dated August 24, 1966, stating "Unfortunately along with the Birds go some few Tarzans or Men Fridays."
Expulsion of the Chagossians
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The United Kingdom, at the request of the United States, began expelling the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago in 1968, concluding on 27 April 1973 with the expulsion of the remaining Chagossians
Chagossians
…are descended from the earliest human settlers of the islands. Most Chagossians now live in Mauritius, Seychelles, and the United Kingdom after the forced removal by the British government in the late 1960s and early 1970s so that Diego Garcia, the island where most Chagossians lived, could serve as the location for a joint United…
US Navy radome on Diego Garcia
The headquarters of BIOT police (2005)