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U.K. returns sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

UK Cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Keeps Control of Diego Garcia Military Base

Britain struck a deal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius, while keeping control of a strategically important UK-US military base for another century.Under the agreement,

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UK agrees to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius

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U.K. returns sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after long dispute

The agreement ends decades of dispute over Britain’s last African colony, from which thousands of people were forcibly evicted, while maintaining a key U.S.-British military base there.

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UK gives up sovereignty of Chagos Islands: How India played a quiet role in the decision

India reportedly encouraged both the UK and Mauritius to negotiate 'with an open mind and a view to achieving mutually ...

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Britain to hand contested Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius

LONDON: Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what President ...

British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos islands)

The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising over 1 ...

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UK gives sovereignty of long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, though a key US base remains

The British government agreed to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian ...

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