Chagossian Government‑in‑Exile

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The Chagossian Government-in-Exile, also called the Chagossian Government and, since 2026, the Chagossian Interim Government or Government of the Chagos Islands, is a self-declared government of Chagossians, formed in the United Kingdom in December 2025. It was set up after a poll of Chagossians in the UK organised by the Great British Political Action Committee, in which Misley Mandarin was chosen as interim "first minister"; its stated aim was to oppose the transfer of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius and to seek the islanders' return under British sovereignty. It is at odds with the Mauritius-based Chagos Refugees Group, which supports the agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia between the United Kingdom and Mauritius. The body is unrecognised. Asked in the House of Commons in December 2025 whether the British government recognised it, a Foreign Office minister said that he was not familiar with it "in any great detail". The Attorney General of Mauritius...

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