The United Republic of Suvadive ( Mald. އެކުވެރި ސުވައިދީބު ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ ), or the United Republic of Suvadiv , Suvadive Islands is a historically existing separatist republic in the remote South Atolls of the Maldives, namely Addu Atoll , Huvadhu Atoll and Fuwamulla, which geographically comprise the Suvadiv Archipelago.
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| United Republic of Suvadive | |||||
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| އެކުވެރި ސުވައިދީބު ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ | |||||
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←  →January 3, 1959 - September 23, 1963 | |||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Form of government | Republic | ||||
The split occurred during the struggle of the Maldives for independence. Then the Maldives still remained a British protectorate, and the territories within the republic were already de facto and de jure independent. On January 3, 1959, Suvadive declared independence, reunification with the rest of the Maldives took place on September 23, 1963, when Britain regained the independence of the territory.
Literature
- Hellmuth Hecker: Die Republik im Indischen Ozean, Verfassungsentwicklung und Rechtsstellung der Malediven.