Diego Garcia evacuation

Title

Diego Garcia evacuation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Aug 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:07:31

Description

Interview with author and journalist John Madeley, on claims the island of Diego Garcia was deliberately depopulated by Britain in the late 1960s and early 1970s to create space for an American airbase. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Madeley

Keywords

USA; Human rights; Government; Great Britain; Indigenous populations; Evacuation; Civilians; Military bases; Islands; Diego Garcia; Atolls; Chagos Archipelago; Population decrease

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