Polity Bassas da India

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Is an uninhabited, roughly circular French atoll located in the southern Mozambique Channel. It is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands since 1960.

Establishment

  • October 1897: Bassas da India becomes a French colony.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • April 1960: By Decree No. 60-555 of April 1, 1960, the French government detaches the Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean, of which Bassas da India is a part, from the territory of Madagascar and places them under the direct authority of the Minister of DOM-TOM .

Disestablishment

  • April 1960: By Decree No. 60-555 of April 1, 1960, the French government detaches the Scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean, of which Bassas da India is a part, from the territory of Madagascar and places them under the direct authority of the Minister of DOM-TOM .