Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician, statesman and diplomat who served as the 3rd president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. He previously served as the Minister of Transport from 1977 to
Formal portrait, 2008
Gayoom speaking during his campaign, in Malé, October 2003
Portrait, c. 1980s
Gayoom with Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, 2001 in Japan
Mohamed Nasheed
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Mohamed Nasheed GCSK, also known as Anni, is a Maldivian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of the Maldives from 2008 until his controversial resignation in 2012. A founding me
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
…tenure, strict policies, and human rights violations, earned him a reputation as a dictator. Following his defeat in the 2008 presidential election to Mohamed Nasheed, which marked the Maldives's first multi-party elections, Gayoom adopted a low public profile. In 2018, Gayoom was arrested on charges of conspiring…
Nasheed in 2022
Nasheed takes refuge at the Indian High Commission
Maafushi Prison
Nasheed at the launch of the Climate Vulnerability Monitor