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Diego Garcia
Context
The British Navy detained the fishermen while they were fishing for tuna near Diego Garcia. The fishermen were reportedly arrested for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).
About Diego Garcia:
- Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Archipelago, a group of islands in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).
- It is a tropical, footprint-shaped, coral atoll located seven degrees south of the equator.
- It became a British colony in 1814 following the Napoleonic Wars.
- The UK separated the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 to establish the BIOT, making it one of the last British colonies.
- Diego Garcia is a military base that houses S. Navy and Air Force personnel who carry out operations from the island.
- The island is situated about 1,796 km south of India and 4,723 km east of Africa.
- Originally, the island was inhabited by the Chagossians (Ilois), descendants of African and Indian laborers, but they were removed in the 1960s to make way for the military base.
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