Between 1965 and 1973, the U.S. and U.K. governments forcibly removed the inhabitants of Chagos to create the military base. The people, known as Chagossians, were left in …

Jan 13, 2025 · Forced to leave their homeland, thousands resettled in Mauritius, Seychelles and the U.K., where they encountered poverty, legal identity struggles and limited opportunities. …

Feb 1, 2025 · The people living in the Chagos Archipelago before 1965 were the Chagossians, a distinct Indigenous population with a unique cultural heritage. They were not simply transient …

Chagossians are a creole people of African origin and are mainly of Roman Catholic faith. They have a unique culture and language, Chagossian Kreol.

Mar 19, 2025 · Ironically, the indigenous inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, called the Chagossians, have not had the freedom to return and live there since the late 1960s.[3] The …

Today, thousands of Chagossians continue to fight for: Justice – Recognition of their forced displacement and reparations. The Right to Return – The ability to go back to their homeland. …

This is an online archive dedicated to documenting the history of the Chagossian people and their exile during construction of the US/UK military base on Diego Garcia. The Archive is collecting …

Who are the Chagossians? The Chagossians, sometimes known as the Ilois, are the forcibly exiled inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago and their descendants. Between 1965 and 1973 …

The Chagossians (also Îlois or Chagos Islanders) are people who previously lived on the Chagos Islands. They are of African, Indian and Malay ancestry. They lived on Diego Garcia, Peros …

The exile of the Chagossian people is one of the world’s least known human rights violations. Between 1968 and 1973, the US and UK governments secretly removed the entire …