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Louis Olivier Bancoult (born 1964) is a Chagossian activist who is the leader of th
Chagos Refugee Group
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Biography

He was born in 1964 on the island of Peros Banhos in the
Chagos Archipelago The Chagos Archipelago () or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, and later the Oil Islands) is a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archi ...
, from where he was forcibly removed at the age of 4 and transported to
Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
. In response, his mother Rita Élysée Bancoult, together with activists
Charlesia Alexis Charlesia Alexis (September 8, 1934 – December 16, 2012) was a Chagossian singer and activist, notable for helping establish the Chagos Refugee Group. Early life She was born on Diego Garcia. Alexis and her family went to Port Louis on Maur ...
and Lisette Talate, founded the CRG in 1982.Sandra Evers et Marry Kooy, Eviction from the Chagos Islands: Displacement and Struggle for Identity Against Two World Powers, vol. Volume 1 : African History, Brill, 2011, 293 p. (), p.153 Bancoult is an electrician and an advocate for the juridical right of the Chagossians to return from Mauritius to their original homeland. He has been involved in several high profile legal actions concerning the exile of the Chagos Islanders. He was one of five islanders who, on 13 February 2022, stepped on to the beach of Peros Banhos, one of the larger atolls making up the disputed Chagos Islands, due to
Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
legal victories "first at the UN General Assembly, then at the UN's International Court of Justice, and finally at the UN's tribunal for settling maritime disputes".''Chagos islanders in emotional, historic trip home'', BBC nes, 13rd February 2022


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Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute Sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago is disputed between Mauritius and the United Kingdom. Mauritius has repeatedly stated that the Chagos Archipelago is part of its territory and that the United Kingdom claim is a violation of United Nations ...
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Expulsion of the Chagossians The United Kingdom, at the request of the United States, began expelling the native inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago in 1968, concluding its forced deportations on 27 April 1973 with the evacuation of Peros Banhos atoll.R (on the application of Bancoult (No 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ''R (on the application of Bancoult (No 2)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs'' 016UKSC 35 was a 2016 judgment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom that affirmed the decision of the House of Lords in ''R v Secretary ...
1964 births Chagossian people Living people Mauritian activists Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute People exiled to Mauritius {{Mauritius-bio-stub