The expulsion of the population was for establishing a US base on Diego Garcia(en.wikipedia.org)
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The expulsion of the population was for establishing a US base on Diego Garcia
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See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depopulation_of_Diego_Garcia and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia, there's a Wikileaks document about creating a Diego Garcia marine reserve for the purpose of avoiding the return of the Chagossians.