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[[Image:Flag of CSSC.svg|thumb|Flag of Chagosian Community]]
In [[1983]], the United Kingdom gave the Mauritian government £4m, of which the Mauritian government transferred £1m to those deported Chagossians dwelling in that country as refugees. Later, some 30 years after their deportation, the Ilois demanded the right to return to their homeland. Their case was brought to the [[High Court of Justice]] in London by a British firm of [[solicitor]]s, Sheridans, and on [[November 3]] [[2000]] the High Court ruled in their favour, stipulating that they should be allowed to return to their homeland. From [[November 5]] to 23, 2001 <!--I'm not sure about the year-->, over two hundred Chagossians maintained a vigil outside the British [[High Commission]] in [[Port Louis]], Mauritius. On [[21 May]], [[2002]], the British [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Affairs Secretary]] [[Jack Straw (politician)|Jack Straw]] signed a document conferring British citizenship upon the Ilois, later implemented in "Section 6: The Ilois: Citizenship" of the ''[[British Overseas Territories Act 2002]]''.
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