The archipelago was acquired in the 1960s and a US military base established by displacing the indigenous population to ...
In 1965, as part of the decolonisation process, the UK separated the islands from Mauritius, creating a new colony. From 1968 (when Mauritius gained independence), the UK expelled Chagossians from the ...
An Argentine regional minister has sparked controversy by claiming his region could become independent, raising fears that it ...