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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom meeting with Indian Vice President
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Assassination attempt against President Maumoon in 2008
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1944:World Organization of the Scout Movement
1857:. Cosmo Publications. pp. 5310–11.
1798:"Maldives Backs President in Referendum"
1433:Ahmed, Fathimath Saya (7 January 2018).
1259:Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom with his daughter
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2339:Shaany, Aishath (27 January 2018).
1653:"Maldives: 'The system has failed'"
1470:"Is this the formation of a Z-PPM?"
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2072:. 22 November 2005. Archived from
2032:"Maldives dissident denies crimes"
2008:. 17 February 2010. Archived from
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2170:. Maverickmagazine.wordpress.com
2136:Naseem, Azra (21 October 2010).
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2217:Anees, Shan (9 February 2017).
1713:"History - Ministry of Finance"
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968:Maldives National Defence Force
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801:Early career in the Maldives
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976:Maldives Monetary Authority
717:2013 presidential elections
713:Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom
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1851:Kapoor, Subodh (2002).
1128:Commonwealth of Nations
1102:Human Rights violations
1010:coup d'état in Maldives
807:Ahmadu Bello University
787:Ahmadu Bello University
711:(PPM), whose candidate
329:Ahmadu Bello University
71:Official Portrait, 2008
3025:Mohammed Waheed Hassan
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3190:Politicians from Malé
3056:Ibrahim Muhammad Didi
3035:Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
2893:A Man for All Islands
2797:Assassination attempt
2693:Chandrika Kumaratunga
2575:A Man for All Islands
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1001:Further information:
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408:Minister of Transport
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3100:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
3015:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
2732:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
2665:Ranasinghe Premadasa
1889:Agence France-Presse
1826:Helion & Company
1352:Agence France-Presse
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738:Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim
660:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
424:Diplomatic positions
380:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
294:Abdul Gayoom Ibrahim
43:Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
3130:Maldivian dictators
2148:on 17 February 2015
1927:on 9 February 2008.
1717:Ministry of Finance
1284:political prisoners
1265:Ahmed Faris Maumoon
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1014:Indian Armed Forces
972:Minister of Finance
768:Al-Azhar University
753:Buona Vista College
727:Career and politics
414:Minister of Finance
319:Buona Vista College
314:Al-Azhar University
3185:Stabbing survivors
2607:Political offices
1947:. 1 January 2008.
1810:on 23 August 2007.
1785:on 12 August 2014.
1640:on 21 August 2003.
1589:"Personal Details"
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1864:978-81-7755-257-7
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