British Indian Ocean Territory Colonial Records
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French Colonization (18th Century-1810)[edit | edit source]
The islands of Chagos Archipelago were claimed in the 18th century by France as a possession of Mauritius. They were first settled in the 18th century by African slaves and Indian contractors brought by Franco-Mauritians to found coconut plantations. In 1810, Mauritius was captured by the United Kingdom, and France subsequently ceded the territory in the Treaty of Paris in 1814. [1]
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British Colonization (1810-Present)[edit | edit source]
The United Kingdom took control of the territory in 1810. It is currently a British overseas territory. The largest and most southerly island is Diego Garcia, the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States. The islands are off-limits to Chagossians, casual tourists, and the media. [2]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "British Indian Ocean Territory," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory#Early_settlement, accessed 20 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "British Indian Ocean Territory," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory, accessed 20 November 2020.