Diego Garcia became one of the world's most strategic military bases after its entire population was removed from the island
- In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies Diego Garcia, a remote coral atoll that became one of the most strategically important military bases on earth.
- Long before its runways, warships and military operations existed, the island was home to an entire community, the Chagossians, whose ancestors had lived across the Chagos Archipelago for generations.
- Between 1967 and 1973, the United Kingdom and United States forcibly removed the islands' entire population to make way for a joint military base, a decision that decades of legal battles, human rights findings and international court rulings have
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- In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies Diego Garcia, a remote coral atoll that became one of the most strategically important military bases on earth.
- Long before its runways, warships and military operations existed, the island was home to an entire community, the Chagossians, whose ancestors had lived across the Chagos Archipelago for generations.
- Between 1967 and 1973, the United Kingdom and United States forcibly removed the islands' entire population to make way for a joint military base, a decision that decades of legal battles, human rights findings and international court rulings have
Sources: Times of India