history of the Maldives

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Map of the Maldives showing the chain of small islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean, with the capital city Male marked. An inset locator map in the upper left shows the Maldives' position southwest of India and Sri Lanka.

Mohamed Waheed Hassan, President of the Maldives, speaks at a podium with the United Nations emblem during the General Assembly in New York.

Mohamed Nasheed

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Maldives

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Map of the Maldives showing the chain of small islands and atolls in the Indian Ocean, with the capital city Male marked. An inset locator map in the upper left shows the Maldives' position southwest of India and Sri Lanka.

Maldives

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Mohamed Waheed Hassan, President of the Maldives, speaks at a podium with the United Nations emblem during the General Assembly in New York.

Mohamed Waheed Hassan

Mohamed Waheed Hassan, 2012.

Marco Castro/UN Photo

Mohamed Nasheed

Mohamed Nasheed

Maldivian politician Mohamed Nasheed, pictured in 2021, served as president of the...

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