The depopulation of the Chagos Islands, 1965-73

By Mark Curtis – February 12, 2007 An edited extract from Web of Deceit: Britain’s Real Role in the World During the decolonisation process in the 1960s Britain created a new colony – the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT). This included the Chagos island group which was detached from Mauritius, and other islands detached from […]

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