Depuis lundi matin : Le quadricolore mauricien flotte sur Peros Banhos aux Chagos

2 years, 11 months ago - February 16, 2022

Depuis lundi 10h, heure des Chagos, cela pour la première fois depuis le 12 mars 1968, le quadricolore mauricien flotte sur l’archipel des Chagos.

En effet, une cérémonie solennelle a été organisée pour marquer le premier débarquement sans contrainte des Chagossiens sur cette partie du territoire mauricien, occupée illégalement depuis plus de 50 ans par…

Aux Chagos, le quadricolore mauricien flotte fièrement depuis lundi. Philippe Sands, Le Lead Counsel de Maurice sur le dossier Chagos a publié une photo du drapeau mauricien érigé sur les réseaux sociaux. Pour rappel, la délégation à bord du Bleu de Nîmes a vécu un premier moment historique samedi car pour la première fois en 50 ans, cinq membres de la communauté chagossienne ont franchi les eaux des Chagos en toute liberté et surtout, sans aucune contrainte de la part des occupants militaires. Ils ont même eu l’occasion de poser les pieds à Peros Banhos pour se recueillir au cimetière.

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