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2012 in the Maldives

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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Maldives.

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February

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  • February 7 - President Mohamed Nasheed resigns on national television as the unrest spreads with the mutinying officers gaining control of state television. The former Vice President of the Maldives Mohammed Waheed Hassan is sworn in vowing to uphold the "rule of law".[1]
  • February 8 - The new President of the Maldives Mohammed Waheed Hassan calls for the formation of a national unity government while supporters of former President Mohamed Nasheed riot.[2]
  • February 10 - Mohamed Nasheed demands new elections and threatens protests if the new government meet the demands.[3]

August

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  • August 30 - A Commonwealth-backed inquiry dismisses claims that a military coup forced Mohamed Nasheed from power.[4]

October

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  • October 1 - Mohamed Nasheed fails to appear in court and departs on tour for his party. Vice-president Mohammed Waheed Deen, opening an academic conference in Malé, says a nation can achieve democracy by the teachers imparting the relevant information.[5]
  • October 2 - A member of the People’s Majlis, the parliament of the Maldives, is found stabbed to death near his home.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrest". 7 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Maldives leader calls for unity government". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Maldives ex-president demands election, warns of protests". 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Panel rules Maldives power transfer 'legal'". 30 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Ex-President Nasheed skips court, departs on tour". 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Maldives MP stabbed to death outside his home". 2 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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