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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was president of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008, the longest-serving leader in the country's history. His government developed tourism and fisheries and survived a coup attempt by Sri Lankan mercenaries in 1988, defeated with Indian help, but restricted political opposition. He lost the first multi-party election in 2008 to Mohamed Nasheed.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maumoon-abdul-gayoom
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