3 November 1988 | Nasruge Dhuvas | Shaheedhunge handhaan | Victory day Maldives.

Описание: Maldives Victory Day is observed every year on November 3 to celebrate the victory of the Government of Maldives over the coup d’etat by a militant group called the People’s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE). The day is an annual celebration held across the country of Maldives and is a federal holiday. Most schools and businesses are closed on this day.
The Maldives Victory Day commemorates victory over one especially dangerous coup attempt. However, this was not the first coup. In the 1980s, several efforts were made to assassinate the then president of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who was an Islamic scholar and politician revered by the political parties and people of the Maldives. A lot of accusations of corruption and politically motivated violence — including murder have been laid at Gayoom’s feet by several human rights organizations. Nevertheless, Gayoom was the elected president of the people of the Maldives and held a stable government for several decades.
After the failure of the first two coup attempts, about 80 armed mercenaries from the People’s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam landed in the capital city of Male, disguised as visitors. These mercenaries were well-armed and organized, and soon gained control over the city — including the airport, seaport, as well as radio and television broadcasting stations. The President was escorted to safety, and he reached out to the U.S. and U.K. for assistance, who were too far away to step in. On their advice, the President reached out to India, which convened an emergency council, and launched Operation Cactus through which Indian armed forces arrived in the Maldives and prevented the coup.

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