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It was never Mauritian. I think what you mean is it was part of the British territory in the region prior to gaining independence. Mauritius itself was an unpo
by easytiger 4y ago
It was never Mauritian. I think what you mean is it was part of the British territory in the region prior to gaining independence.
Mauritius itself was an unpopulated island before being discovered by the Dutch. The Dutch have more claim to call themselves indigenous to Mauritius than most Mauritians
- mytailorisrich 4y agoThe Chagos did belong to Mauritius until 1965, beyond that I think the most problematic in this case, which kept it an open issue, is that the British then deported all the inhabitants and refused that they come back. And yes, all those countries are ultimately creations of European colonial times but that's irrelevant.
- easytiger 4y ago> And yes, all those countries are ultimately creations of European colonial times but that's irrelevant. These countries were totally unpopulated before Europeans arrived. Of course it isn't irrelevant.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoWhether they were populated or not before Europeans arrived is irrelevant in this case and in general. Every place on Earth was not populated. At one point they became populated, people made their homes there, different entities emerged. That's what happened there as well.
- easytiger 4y agoI disagree. Absolutely relevant to the details