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goodhue

(8,676 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2012, 01:42 PM Feb 2012

Mohamed Nasheed being captured by Military junta

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Mohamed Nasheed being captured by Military junta (Original Post) goodhue Feb 2012 OP

who is mohamed nasheed and what junta? thank you. eom ellenfl Feb 2012 #1

Mohamed Nasheed is the first and only democratically elected president of the Maldives. goodhue Feb 2012 #2

thank you. sad to hear. isn't he something of a global warming activist? eom ellenfl Feb 2012 #3

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

1. who is mohamed nasheed and what junta? thank you. eom

Reply to goodhue (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 02:15 PM

Feb 2012

goodhue

(8,676 posts)

2. Mohamed Nasheed is the first and only democratically elected president of the Maldives.

Reply to ellenfl (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 04:04 PM

Feb 2012

The junta are military allied with prior 30-year dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
Elected in 2008, Nasheed served until a silent coup on Tuesday . . .
[link:http://www.democraticunderground.com/101448271|

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)

3. thank you. sad to hear. isn't he something of a global warming activist? eom

Reply to goodhue (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 10:15 PM

Feb 2012

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