1988 Maldives coup d'état
The 1988 Maldives coup d'état, was the attempt by a group of Maldivians led by Abdullah Luthufi and assisted by armed mercenaries of a Tamil secessionist organisation from Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), to overthrow the government in the island republic of Maldives. The coup d'état failed due to the intervention of the Indian Army, whose military operations efforts were code-named Operation Cactus by the Indian Armed Forces.
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1988 Maldives coup d'état
The 1988 Maldives coup d'état, was the attempt by a group of Maldivians led by Abdullah Luthufi and assisted by armed mercenaries of a Tamil secessionist organisation from Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), to overthrow the government in the island republic of Maldives. The coup d'état failed due to the intervention of the Indian Army, whose military operations efforts were code-named Operation Cactus by the Indian Armed Forces.
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Am 3. November 1988 versuchte ...... Machtverhältnisse wieder her.
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O golpe de Estado nas Maldivas ...... tervenção do exército indiano.
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Operazione Cactus era il nome ...... l tentativo di golpe represso.
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The 1988 Maldives coup d'état, ...... us by the Indian Armed Forces.
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Операция «Кактус» — операция и ...... ТОТИ) на Мальдивских островах.
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19 killed, mostly PLOTE mercenaries, but also two hostages killed by the mercenaries
Several mercenaries captured
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22px|borderPeople's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam
Maldivian rebels
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1988-11-03
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Decisive Indian/Maldivian victory
Government rule restored in Maldives
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1,600 Indian paratroopers
80–100 gunmen
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An Indian Air Force Ilyushin I ...... t Indian paratroopers to Male.
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Armed Coup led by PLOTE sought to overthrow the government in Maldives.
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Am 3. November 1988 versuchte ...... Machtverhältnisse wieder her.
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O golpe de Estado nas Maldivas ...... tervenção do exército indiano.
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Operazione Cactus era il nome ...... l tentativo di golpe represso.
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The 1988 Maldives coup d'état, ...... us by the Indian Armed Forces.
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Операция «Кактус» — операция и ...... ТОТИ) на Мальдивских островах.
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1988 Maldives coup d'état
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Operazione Cactus
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Operação Cactus
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Putschversuch auf den Malediven
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Операция «Кактус»
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1988 Maldives coup d'état
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