Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council
| Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council |
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|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | East Point House, Crawley, United Kingdom Proposed capital: East Point, British Indian Ocean Territory | |
| Official languages | English Ilois creole |
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| Type | Non-governmental organisation | |
| Government | ||
| • | President | Allen Vincatassin |
| • | Vice-president | Selmour Chery |
| Establishment | 2001 | |
The Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council is a provisional Chagossian civilian government for the Chagos Islands.
Elections were first held in 2011, and a cabinet was formed. The council currently provides help and services to the Chagossian diaspora, and in the future intends to operate as a self-governing British overseas territory.[1]
References
- ↑ Morrison, Alex (23 February 2011). "Meet the world's smallest democratic government". Open Democracy. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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