Diego Garcia is now under lease to the United States and played a key strategic role in the Cold War. UK cleared island to build a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands. Between 1968 and 1973 around 2,000 Chagos islanders were evicted, to Britain, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The International Court of Justice said that Britain had illegally split the islands from Mauritius before its independence in 1968, after which the entire population of islanders was evicted. Between 1968 and 1973 around 2,000 Chagos islanders were evicted, to Britain, Mauritius and the Seychelles, to make way for a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2019 06:56 UTC