1988 Maldives coup d'état

The 1988 Maldives coup d'état attempt was by a group of Sri Lankans and Maldivians led by businessman Abdullah Luthufee and assisted by armed mercenaries of a Tamil secessionist organization from Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), to overthrow the government in the Republic of Maldives. The attempt was thwarted with Indian assistance in Operation Cactus.

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1988  Wikidata
Operation Cactus
armed conflict, coup d'état, Maldives, 

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Location: 4.18, 73.51, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1988 1988 Maldives coup d'état

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1153	Sultanate of the Maldives		Wikidata
area	region	1965	Maldives	archipelagic state, sovereign state, island country, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1988	1988 Maldives coup d'état	coup d'état, armed conflict	Wikidata