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• Annotation:
• During the cold war, the US government sought to establish an overseas military presence in the Indian Ocean. Between 1965 and 1973 the inhabitants of the Chagos archipelago were forcibly removed from their homeland and dumped in Mauritius and Seychelles. Diego Garcia, the largest island in the group, was leased to the USA by the United Kingdom to accommodate the largest US military airbase outside the US mainland. -- Publisher
• Creator:
• Illustrator - Florian Grosset
• Publication Information:
• Myriad Editions, Oxford, 2021
• Color or Black & White:
• 
• Genres:
• Biography
• Non-Fiction
• Bibliography Available:
• Yes
• Original Language:
• English
• Historical Topic/Event:
• Chagossians
• Act for the abolition of slavery throughout the British Colonies (Great Britain)
• Geographic Setting:
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Mauritius--Port Louis
• Seychelles
• Date Range:
• 1965 - 2021
• Tags:
• Chagossians, Cold War, British Indian Ocean Territory, The Chagos Archipelago, BIOT, Diego Carcia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Chagos Refugee Group
• Notes:
• • Find this book on WorldCat

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