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The 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 depo
by mytailorisrich 4y ago
The 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