The Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council is a provisional Chagossian civilian government for the Chagos Islands.
Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | East Point House, Crawley, United Kingdom Proposed capital: East Point, British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Official languages | English Ilois creole |
| Type | Non-governmental organisation |
| Government | |
| Allen Vincatassin | |
• Vice-president | Selmour Chery |
| Establishment | 2001 |
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
edit- ^ Morrison, Alex (23 February 2011). "Meet the world's smallest democratic government". Open Democracy. Retrieved 31 October 2015.