Democratic Transition in Maldives: UPSC Daily Important Topic| 12 June 2022

Democratic Transition in Maldives

✓Maumoon Abdul Gauoom served as the president of Maldives from 1978 to 2008.

 ✓In 2008 under pressure from the civil society democratic reforms were initiated and a new constitution was adopted

✓Mohamed Nasheed was the first democratically-elected President of Maldives in 2008. He was made to step down after a series of events that has been described in some quarters as a coup in 2012.

✓Ever since the Indian Ocean archipelago is witnessing political tussles.

✓Nasheed had taken refuge at Indian High Commission once, fearing arrest under the regime of his successor.

✓In 2013 Abdulla Yameen was elected president in 2013

✓Nasheed Was jailed for 13 years in 2015 on terrorism charges, his conviction was widely condemned internationally. In 2016 Mohd. Nasheed received poltical asylum in the UK.