#chagosarchipelago

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“…in 1965 the “British Indian Ocean Territory”, as the archipelago is now officially known, was invented for the sole purpose of setting up the base. It is the only new British colony to be established since decolonisation.” – chagossupport.org.uk/the-eviction

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Diego Garcia ©EdGould2020

“In the midst of the Cold War, the United States decided it wanted a military base in the Indian Ocean to keep the USSR and China from threatening the Arabian Gulf. Suddenly the Chagos archipelago was more than just an insignificant speck on the map” – chagossupport.org.uk/the-eviction