Maldives

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    Maldives

  • Bill Passed

    Bill Passed

    The People’s Majlis passed Bill No. 2/66 on the Maldivian monetary system.
  • Sultanate to Republic

    The Maldives, formerly a Sultanate, was declared a republic. The Sultanate was re-stored after 15 months.
  • First Prime Minister

    First Prime Minister

    Ibrahim Nasir (31) became prime minister of the Maldives, a British protectorate.
  • Port Addul Attol

    British forces leave port Addul Attol
  • Free from Britain

    Republic of Maldives gained independence from Britain.
  • republic for 2nd time

    The Maldives became a republic for a 2nd time with Ibrahim Naseer (Nasir) as President
  • New President

    New President

    Maumoon Abdul Gayoom became president of the Maldives.
  • president relinquish's position

    president relinquish's position

    Ibrahim Nasir Rannabandeyri Kilegefan (1926-2008) relinquished the position of the President of the Maldives Republic.
  • maldives economy grows

    Development of tourist industry fuels economic growth.
  • British Commonwealth of Nations

    The Maldives applied for and was granted membership in the British Commonwealth of Nations
  • Maldives Survival

    Maldives Survival

    Maldives Pres. Abdul Gayoom said that the survival of the island nation was de-pendent on halting the process of global warming
  • helicopter Disaster

    In the Maldives a helicopter crashed enroute to Male and killed all 10 people on-board.
  • Candidates tortured

    three candidates in 1999 parliamentary elections were tortured after being detained on suspicion of instigating unrest.
  • Violence in Maldives

    In the Maldives unrest erupted at the Maafushi prison after a young man named Evan Naseem was tortured to death. Police opened fire and 3 people were killed. Violent riots followed as did a state of emergency.
  • aftermath of riots

    The leader of the Maldives appealed for calm after two days of rioting killed 3 people and sent shock waves through this tiny Indian Ocean island nation.
  • Sixth term as President

    Maldives Pres. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (65) was sworn in for a record sixth term, becoming the longest-serving head of state in Asia
  • Ferry Overturns

    Ferry Overturns

    The Maldives ferry Enamaa was carrying far more than its capacity of up to 100 when a wave overturned it. At least 18 people were killed. More than 50 others were missing.
  • new island

    Some 1,500 people inhabited the artificial Maldive island of Hulhumale.
  • Tsunami postpones election

    Tsunami postpones election

    Maldivians cast votes to elect a parliament, three weeks after the election was postponed because of the Indian Ocean tsunami
  • Population troubles

    An estimated 80,000 people lived in the Maldives on less than 1.2 square miles.
  • Childrens Library

    On 1 st December 2005, the Children's Multimedia library opened its doors to
    children under the age of 12 years providing opportunities for reading and
    entertainment
  • Voters back Gayoom

    Voters in a referendum back President Gayoom's proposal for a presidential system of government.
  • Explosion

    A bomb exploded at the entrance to a recreation park in the Maldives, wounding at least 12 foreign tourists
  • assasination attempt

    assasination attempt

    Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (70), the Maldives president, survived an assassination attempt
  • Ibrahim Nasir Died

    Ibrahim Nasir Died

    Ibrahim Nasir (b.1926), who led the Maldives' independence movement from the British and became the island nation's first president, died in Singapore.

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