1965 CE
Divergent outcomes in Gambia, Singapore, Rhodesia, and Chagos
British Empire · War & conquest · Resistance & colonized agency · Decolonization & independence
Gambia and Singapore became sovereign; in Rhodesia, Ian Smith’s white-minority government issued a unilateral declaration to prevent majority rule. Britain detached Chagos from Mauritius and Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches from Seychelles to create BIOT, on the eve of independence and without consulting Chagossians
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- 1. www.legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab)
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- 2. www.un.org (opens in a new tab)
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