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February 7, 2012

Maldives: President Resigns Amid Protests, Police Mutiny 
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Mohamed Nasheed, the president of the Maldives, has resigned after weeks
of protests erupted into a police mutiny. In 2008, Nasheed became the
first democratically elected leader of the Maldives. He gained
international fame for his passionate warnings about the dangers of
climate change to low-lying islands. His reputation was tarnished after
the publication of a cable by Wiki Leaks that suggested the Maldives
signed on to the U.S.-backed Copenhagen climate accord in exchange for
$50 million.



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