United Suvadive Republic

United Suvadive Republic
  • އެކުވެރި ސުވާދީބު ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ (Dhivehi)
  • Ekuveri Suvaadheebu Jumhoorihyaa
1958–1963
Flag of Suvadive Islands
Flag
Coat of arms of Suvadive Islands
Coat of arms
Anthem: Suvadive Qaumi Salaam
Location of Suvadive Islands
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalHithadhoo
Common languagesDhivehi
Religion
Islam
GovernmentRepublic
President 
• 1953–1963
Abdullah Afeef Didi
Historical eraPost-war era
• Independence declared
1958
• Disestablished
October 1963
CurrencyPound sterling[1]
Today part ofMaldives

The United Suvadive Republic (Dhivehi: އެކުވެރި ސުވާދީބު ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) was a short-lived breakaway state from the Sultanate of Maldives between 1958 and 1963,[2] consisting of the three southern atolls of the Maldive archipelago: Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah. The first president of the new nation was Abdulla Afeef Didi. The secession occurred in the context of the struggle of the Maldives’ emergence as a modern nation.[3] The United Suvadive Republic inherited a Westminster system of governance cloned from the United Kingdom, along with other institutional structures.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Maloney, C (9 April 1947). "The Maldives: New Stresses in an Old Nation". Far Eastern Survey. 16 (7): 654–671. doi:10.2307/2643164. JSTOR 2643164.
  3. ^ "Maldivesroyalfamily". Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2006-01-18.
  4. ^ Mohamed, Ibrahim (2018). Adaptive capacity of islands of the Maldives to climate change. Adaptive Capacity of Islands of the Maldives to Climate Change (phd). p. 25. doi:10.25903/fnym-nr79.