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presence in the Indian Ocean. They saw this as a significant vulnerability, one that could prove costly in the event of a regional conflict. The strategic importance of the region, with its proximity to oil-rich countries in the Middle East and to the trade routes that connected Europe and Asia, was impossible to ignore. It was clear that the U.S. would need a military base in the Indian Ocean to maintain its global influence and ensure access to these vital resources.
In 1965, the U.S. and Britain agreed to the creation of a military base on Diego Garcia, which was part of the Chagos Archipelago. At the time, the Chagossians, the indigenous people of the islands, lived peacefully on Diego Garcia and the other islands in the archipelago. They were not part of the larger global political struggles of the time, but their land, culture, and way of life would soon be obliterated to make way for the base.
