When did maldives get independent. On july 26 1965 maldives gained independence under an agreement signed with britain. Independence day celebrations in maldives take place on a large scale. The british government retained the use of the gan and hitaddu facilities.
On 26 july 1965 maldives gained independence under an agreement signed with united kingdom. The maldives foreign ministry said in a statement. Maldives independent island country in the north central indian ocean.
The british government retained the use of the gan and hitaddu facilities. In a national referendum in march 1968 maldivians abolished the sultanate and established a republic. The maldives hosted a british air base on the island of gan in addu atoll between 1957 and 1967.
The maldives gained independence from the british on july 26 1965 after 77 years as a british protectorate. The main highlights of the independence day of maldives consist of the parades by the national security services and the national cadet corps. After didis fall the sultanate was re established and british influence in the archipelago continued until the uk granted the maldives its independence in a 1965 treaty.
In a national referendum in march 1968 maldivians abolished the sultanate and established a republic. Information on commonwealth membership. It consists of about 1200 low lying small coral islands and sandbanks only some 200 of which are inhabited the most populous of which is male.
The indian ocean nation became a multiparty democracy in 2008 after decades of autocratic rule. Maldives joined the commonwealth in 1982 and withdrew its membership in 2016.
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