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How maldives became a country. The united states does not have an embassy in male the maldivian capital. The ambassador to sri lanka is also accredited to the maldives. The maldives was granted independence on 26 july 1965 and later became a member of the un.
The maldives gained total independence from the british on 26 july 1965. Back to top. Ibrahim nasr the countrys first president was succeeded in 1978 by maumoon abdul gayoom who was reelected to his sixth consecutive term in 2003.
Modern flag of maldives. We are working on new maldives pages now that they have rejoined the commonwealth. The countrys largest industries include fishing tourism and shipping.
Maldives independent island country in the north central indian ocean. The maldives became a member of the commonwealth in 1982. However this interference ended when the maldives became a british protectorate in the 19th century and the maldivian monarchs were granted a good measure of self governance.