evidence: Sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago was 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 resolutions banning the dismemberment of colonial territories before independence. On 22 May 2019, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution declaring that the archipelago was part of Mauritius; 116 countries voted in favour of Mauritius while six opposed it. [...] The detachment of the Chagos Archipelago was effected by the establishment of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) on 8 November 1965 by Order in Council. Pursuant to the Order in Council, the governance of the newly created BIOT was made the responsibility of the office of the BIOT Commissioner, appointed by the Queen upon the advice of the United Kingdom FCO. The BIOT Commissioner is assisted in the day-to-day management of the territory by a BIOT Administrator.[24] [...] - About Chagos Archipelago in Governenment of Mauritius website - Film and video - Chagos: A Documentary Film - Stealing a Nation (TV documentary, 2004), a Special Report by John Pilger - Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute - Chagos Archipelago - British Indian Ocean Territory - Politics of Mauritius - Politics of the Maldives - Maldives and the Commonwealth of Nations - Mauritius and the Commonwealth of Nations - Mauritius–United Kingdom relations - Maldives–United Kingdom relations - Maldives–Mauritius relations - Territorial disputes of the United Kingdom - Territorial disputes of the Maldives - Territorial disputes of Mauritius - United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations - Sovereignty - International disputes