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A court in the Maldives sentences former president Abdulla Yameen to 11 years in prison on money laundering and bribery charges.
2022-12-25

Maldivian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid is elected the 76th President of the United Nations General Assembly.
2021-06-7

India begins exporting the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Bhutan and Maldives.
2021-01-20

A Maldives court convicts Ahmed Adeeb, the country's former vice president, of masterminding a plot to kill President Abdulla Yameen. He is sentenced to 15 years in prison. Earlier this week, Adeeb was sentenced to 10 years for firearms possession.
2016-06-10

Maldives jails opposition leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla for terrorism. It is claimed that he urged the overthrow of the government in a speech.
2016-02-17

Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, 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.
2012-10-1

Somali pirates hijack an Iranian-owned cargo ship with 23 crew in waters off the Maldives - the first hijacking in such territory.
2012-03-26

Demonstrations occur against Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, accused of taking power in a coup, as he attempts to open parliament for the second time this month.
2012-03-19

Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives, demands new elections and threatens protests if the new government meet the demands.
2012-02-10

Taliban and Afghan government representatives meet for unofficial talks in the Maldives.
2010-05-21