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Name: British Indian Ocean Territory

Type: Polity

Start: 1965 AD

End: 2022 AD

Parent: great britain

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Is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean.

Establishment

  • November 1965: The islands of Aldabra, Farquhar and Desroches from the Seychelles formed the British Indian Ocean Territory.
  • November 1965: In 1965, the United Kingdom split the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius.

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    1. Events

  • June 1976: Aldabra, Farquhar and Desroches were returned to the Seychelles.

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