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Diego Garcia

55 events in this timeline

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  1. 1965-11-08 November 8, 1965: Several Islands Separated from Mauritius, Made into New British Colony
  2. 1966-12-30 December 30, 1966: US and Britain Come to Agreement over British Indian Ocean Territory
  3. 1968-07-05 July 5, 1968: US Says It Will Build Facilities on Diego Garcia
  4. 1969-04-21 April 21, 1969: British Leaders Agree to Mislead UN over Diego Garcia Resettlement
  5. 1969-04-26 April 26, 1969: British Prime Minister Approves Misleading of UN over Diego Garcia
  6. 1971-01-24 January 24, 1971: Britain Says Diego Garcia Will Be Closed in July
  7. 1971-07-27 July 27, 1971-May 26, 1973: British Forcibly Remove Chagossians from Their Homes
  8. 1972-09-04 September 4, 1972: US Pays Mauritius for Chagossian Resettlement
  9. 1975-03-06 March 6, 1975: State Department Tells Congress Diego Garcia Has ‘No Local Population Whatsoever’
  10. 1975-06-05 June 5, 1975: US Military Tells Congress Diego Garcia Base Should Be Upgraded
  11. 1975-07-28 July 28, 1975: US Congress Approves Ugrade of Diego Garcia Base
  12. 1975-09-09 September 9, 1975: Washington Post First Western Newspaper to Report on Relocation of Chagos Islanders
  13. 1975-10-10 October 10, 1975: Pentagon Report Supports Resettling Chagos Inhabitants
  14. 1975-11-04 November 4, 1975: Congressional Subcommittee Examines Resettlement of Chagossians
  15. 2000-06-21 June 21, 2000: State Department Says Return of Chagos Islanders Would ‘Significantly Degrade’ Base’s Importance
  16. 2000-11-03 November 3, 2000: British Court Rules Removal of Chagos Islanders Illegal
  17. 2001-12-20 December 20, 2001: Chagossians File Class Action against US over Relocation
  18. 2003-06-18 June 18, 2003: Former Defense Secretary Says Diego Garcia Base ‘Critical’ to US Secuirity; Lack of Inhabitants ‘Preferable’
  19. 2003-10-09 October 9, 2003: British Court Rules Chagos Islanders Cannot Claim Right to Return Home from Britain
  20. 2006-05-11 May 11, 2006: British High Court Rules in Favor of Chagossians
  21. 2007-05-23 May 23, 2007: Appeals Court Rules in Chagossians’ Favor
  22. 2008-06-02 June 2, 2008: British MP Files Complaint over Use of Diego Garcia in Rendition of ‘Ghost Detainees’
  23. 1770s: Companies Allowed to Established Plantations on Chagos Islands
  24. 1814: Mauritius Ceded to Britain
  25. 1963-1965: US Asks Britain to Give It Diego Garcia as Naval Base
  26. Early November 1965: Britain Insists it Will Retain Chagos Archipelago after Independence of Mauritius
  27. 1965: British Minister Says Eviction of Inhabitants from Diego Garcia Must Be ‘Fait Accompli’
  28. November 1965: Telegram Shows Britain, US Are Aware Diego Garcia Has Permanent Inhabitants
  29. 1965: Governor of Seychelles Says US Has Made Depopulation of Chagos Islands ‘Virtually a Condition’
  30. January 1966: Britain Discusses Converting Chagos Islanders into ‘Short-Term, Temporary Residents’
  31. August 1966: Senior British Officials Discuss ‘Population Problem’ on Diego Garcia
  32. (1966): British Official Suggest Reclassifying Chagos Islanders as ‘Floating Population’
  33. 1967- 1968: Chagos Islanders Stranded in Mauritius
  34. 1968: British Foreign Secretary Admits Indigenous Population on Chagos Islands
  35. April 1969: British Government Approves Plans for Evacuation of Chagos Islands
  36. 1969: Foreign Secretary Tells British Prime Minister Parliament and US Congress Not Told about Consideration for Diego Garcia
  37. December 1970: US Congress Approves Plan for Diego Garcia
  38. March 1971: Diego Garcia Plantations Cease Operation
  39. 1971: Britain Denies Chagos Islanders Right to Return
  40. After 1971: US Bans Use of Former Inhabitants as Workers at Diego Garcia Base
  41. After 1971: US Prevents Chagos Islanders from Visiting Family Graves
  42. 1977-1978: Mauritius Pays Out Resettlement Compensation to Chagossians, but Amounts Affected by Inflation
  43. 1950s: Diego Garcia Makes Favorable Impression on Traveler
  44. 1983: Chagossians Forced to Give up Right to Go Home in Return for Compensation
  45. December 2000: US Denies Chagos Islanders Permission to Use Diego Garcia Airstrip
  46. October 2001-(Early 2002): B-52s Launched from Diego Garcia
  47. August 2002: US, Britain Deny Chagos Islanders Permission to Return Home
  48. November 2002: US Asks Britain for Permission to Launch Offensive Operations against Iraq from Diego Garcia
  49. June 2004: British Order in Council Prohibits Return of Chagos Islanders
  50. 1972: Britain Permits Communications Station on Diego Garcia