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| Topic | UK to cede their Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, keep base on Diego Garcia |
| K181 10/03/24 7:39:00 AM #1: | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago_sovereignty_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia In the late 60s/early 70s, the UK expelled about 2,000 inhabitants of the islands for the construction and supposed security of what became a significant air and naval base at Diego Garcia, and Mauritius has been advocating for the return of the Chagos islands to them since about the 1980s. The UK apparently agreed today to finally return sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, with the caveat that the joint air base would remain in US/UK hands, pending treaty approval by both nations. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b2950327.png --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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