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UK secures Diego Garcia base with Mauritius in 99-year strategic defense deal
The UK has signed a 99-year agreement with Mauritius to retain operational control of the Diego Garcia base, a key UK-US defense hub in the Indian Ocean.
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United Kingdom abandons its colony of the Chagos Islands, but maintains the Diego Garcia airbase, which gives the key to the Indian Ocean to the USA
The islands, named after a Spanish navigator, have a basically symbolic British presence. The United Kingdom hands over the Chagos archipelago (and the massive US base on Diego Garcia island) to Mauritius (and to the Chinese fishing fleet).
UK's Chagos Exit Puts Key U.S. Military Base on Shaky Ground? China’s Shadow Looms Over Diego Garcia
The United Kingdom has officially transferred sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius but the UK retains control of the strategically vital US-UK military base on Diego Garcia through a 99-year lease,
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