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1965 - Three years prior to the independence of Mauritius, the UK split the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritian territory to form the British Indian Ocean Territory. The UK forcibly expelled the archipelago's local population and leased its biggest island<br> | 1965 - Three years prior to the independence of Mauritius, the UK split the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritian territory to form the British Indian Ocean Territory. The UK forcibly expelled the archipelago's local population and leased its biggest island<br> | ||
1992 - Twenty-four years after independence, Mauritius was proclaimed a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations<br> | 1992 - Twenty-four years after independence, Mauritius was proclaimed a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations<br> | ||
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*[http://www.mauritiusencyclopedia.com/History/Dutch.htm Encyclopedia Mauritiana, The Dutch Settlement] | *[http://www.mauritiusencyclopedia.com/History/Dutch.htm Encyclopedia Mauritiana, The Dutch Settlement] | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000001545203;view=1up;seq=16 Mauritius Historical Description]. index to people and places | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.32000001545203;view=1up;seq=16 Mauritius Historical Description]. index to people and places | ||