Transnational Issues British Indian Ocean Territory

Disputes - international:

Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago and its

former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but in 2001

were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation since

eviction in 1965; repatriation is complicated by the US military

lease of Diego Garcia, the largest island in the chain

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