- The
Chagossians (also Îlois [il.wa] or
Chagos Islanders) are an Afro-Asian
ethnic group originating from
freed African slaves as well as
people of Asian...
-
remaining Chagossians on the
Peros Banhos atoll. The inhabitants,
known at the time as the Ilois, are
today known as
Chagos Islanders or
Chagossians. Chagossians...
- instances, set
around lagoons. The
Chagos Islands had been home to the
Chagossians, a
Bourbonnais Creole-speaking people,
until the
United Kingdom expelled...
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Chagossian creole also
known as
Chagossian Kreol (also créole îlois,
kreol Ilwa, or just Ilwa) is a French-based
creole that was
still spoken in 1994 by...
- figures). The
forced removal of
Chagossians from the
Chagos Archipelago occurred between 1968 and 1973. The
Chagossians, then
numbering about 2,000 people...
-
Mauritius to
return the
Chagos Archipelago which would allow native Chagossians and
their descendent to
return to
their birthplace after more than 56...
- However, many
Chagossians,
including those in Mauritius,
support Mauritian sovereignty. The
Chagos Refugees Group, the
largest Chagossian advocacy organization...
-
between 1967 and 1973. As a consequence, the team in fact
represents the
Chagossian diaspora around the world. They were led by Sus****-based
manager Jimmy...
- UK–U.S.
military base
since the 1970s,
following the
expulsion of the
Chagossians by the UK government. The
Chagos Islands have been a
British overseas...
- A
Chagossian on
Diego Garcia in 1971,
before the
British expelled the islanders. He
spoke a French-based
creole language and his
ancestors were likely...
