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Mohamed Amin Didi

1910–1954 · 20th century

Mohamed Amin Didi was a Maldivian politician who became the first president of the Maldives when the sultanate was abolished and a republic proclaimed on 1 January 1953. As prime minister and president he pursued modernising reforms, including the expansion of education and the nationalisation of the fish export trade. He was overthrown in 1953 while abroad for medical treatment, and the sultanate was restored the following year.

Mohamed Amin Didi
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First Maldivian Republic

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