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
A Chagossian man harvesting coconuts, 1971
Diplomatic cable signed by D. A. Greenhill, 1966, stating "Unfortunately along with the birds go some few Tarzans or Men Fridays."
US Navy radome on Diego Garcia
The headquarters of BIOT police (2005)
Chagos Archipelago
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The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres south of the Maldives archipelago. This chain of islands is
Expulsion of the Chagossians
…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 on the Peros Banhos atoll. The removals were carried out to make…
Salomon Atoll is one of the many above water features of the Chagos Archipelago.
The Chagos Archipelago is a hotspot of biodiversity in the Indian Ocean.
Abandoned church on Boddam Island, Salomon Atoll