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A navy blue field with the national flag in the canton corner, with the coat of arms on the fly side of the flag. Use: Naval ensign: Proportion: 26:57: Design: A white field with a blue band on each side, followed by two red stripes with the middle red stripe being thinner, charged with an anchor with a gold five-pointed star above it. Use ...
A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red. 1790 - 1794: Flag of French Mauritius: A vertical tricolour of red, white and blue. 1715 - 1792: Flag of French Mauritius: a white field with several Fleur de lis. 1652 - 1672: Flag of Dutch Mauritius: A horizontal triband of red, white and blue. 1598 - 1710: Flag of Dutch Mauritius: A horizontal ...
White flag, internationally recognised as a sign of truce, ceasefire, and surrender.The flag of the Kingdom of France in 1814–1830, during the Bourbon Restoration. Afghanistan (with black text)
The Chagos Archipelago is composed of atolls and islands, and is located approximately 2,200 kilometres north-east of the main island of Mauritius. Mauritius claims sovereignty over the archipelago, which forms the British Indian Ocean Territory and is de facto controlled by the United Kingdom.
The government announced last month it had reached a political agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius following negotiations which began in 2022.
English: Islands of the Republic of Mauritius labelled in black. Mauritius claim Tromelin Island claim from France and the Chagos Archipelago from the United Kingdom. Date
The islands are the home to the highly secretive UK/US airbase on Diego Garcia, and there had also been concerns Mauritius would allow China to build a base on one of the other islands.
Sir Keir Starmer’s proposed deal with Mauritius to hand over the Chagos Islands would not prevent China from building a rival base in another part of the archipelago, according to a written ...