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Maldives officials refuse to move up revote date
Maldives officials on Monday rejected a proposal by the country's presidential candidates to hold a revote of a much troubled election before the incumbent's term ends in order to avoid a possible constitutional crisis.
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Protests block Maldives' president from parliament
Protesters in the Maldives blocked the new president from entering parliament on Thursday, the latest salvo in a political crisis that has begun to hurt the Indian Ocean archipelago's reputation as a laid-back luxury tourist paradise.
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Maldives crisis: Nasheed criticises US for recognising new govt
The former head of the Maldives criticized the United States on Friday for recognizing the Indian Ocean nation's new government, which he says came to power in a coup. The Maldives has faced one day of rioting and two days more of a political standoff since Mohamed Nasheed announced on Tuesday that he was resigning as president, following months of...
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Maldives crisis: Was made to resign at gunpoint, says ex-President Nasheed
As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed alleged that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. Insisting that it was a coup, Mr Nasheed said, "I was forced to resign with guns all around me. They told me, if I don't resign, they won't hesitate to use arms."
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Maldives crisis: India was asked to intervene, says ex-president's aide
As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed's camp says that India was asked to intervene militarily in the deepening crisis.
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New Maldives President appeals for calm; chiefs of police, army replaced, say sources
Sources say new chief of police and army have been appointed. Brigadier Ahmed Shiyam, who was chief of the Male Command, has been made the new Chief of Maldivian National Defence Forces .
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Maldives officials refuse to move up revote date
Maldives officials on Monday rejected a proposal by the country's presidential candidates to hold a revote of a much troubled election before the incumbent's term ends in order to avoid a possible constitutional crisis.
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Protests block Maldives' president from parliament
Protesters in the Maldives blocked the new president from entering parliament on Thursday, the latest salvo in a political crisis that has begun to hurt the Indian Ocean archipelago's reputation as a laid-back luxury tourist paradise.
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Maldives crisis: Nasheed criticises US for recognising new govt
The former head of the Maldives criticized the United States on Friday for recognizing the Indian Ocean nation's new government, which he says came to power in a coup. The Maldives has faced one day of rioting and two days more of a political standoff since Mohamed Nasheed announced on Tuesday that he was resigning as president, following months of...
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Maldives crisis: Was made to resign at gunpoint, says ex-President Nasheed
As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed alleged that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. Insisting that it was a coup, Mr Nasheed said, "I was forced to resign with guns all around me. They told me, if I don't resign, they won't hesitate to use arms."
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Maldives crisis: India was asked to intervene, says ex-president's aide
As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed's camp says that India was asked to intervene militarily in the deepening crisis.
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New Maldives President appeals for calm; chiefs of police, army replaced, say sources
Sources say new chief of police and army have been appointed. Brigadier Ahmed Shiyam, who was chief of the Male Command, has been made the new Chief of Maldivian National Defence Forces .
