Conventional Long Name: | Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council |
Symbol Width: | 82px |
Org Type: | Non-governmental organisation |
Admin Center Type: | Headquarters |
Admin Center: | East Point House, Crawley, United Kingdom Proposed capital: East Point, British Indian Ocean Territory |
Languages Type: | Official languages |
Languages: | English Ilois creole |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Allen Vincatassin |
Leader Title2: | Vice-president |
Leader Name2: | Selmour Chery |
Established: | 2001 |
The Diego Garcia and Chagos Islands Council is a provisional Chagossian civilian government for the Chagos Islands.
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]