1988 Maldives coup attempt: Difference between revisions
==Reaction==
==Reaction==
India received international praise for the operation. United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] expressed his appreciation for India’s action, calling it “a valuable contribution to regional stability”. British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] reportedly commented, “Thank God for India: President Gayoom’s government has been saved”. But the intervention nevertheless caused some disquiet among India’s neighbours in South Asia.{{cite web|author= David Brewster|url= http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2014/04/operation-cactus-indias-1988-intervention-in-the-maldives/|title= Operation Cactus: India’s 1988 Intervention in the Maldives. Retrieved 14 August 2014|access-date= 14 August 2014|archive-date= 1 January 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170101022632/http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2014/04/operation-cactus-indias-1988-intervention-in-the-maldives/|url–status= live}}
India received international praise for the operation. United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] expressed his appreciation for India’s action, calling it “a valuable contribution to regional stability”. British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] reportedly commented, “Thank God for India: President Gayoom’s government has been saved”. But the intervention nevertheless caused some disquiet among India’s neighbours in South Asia.{{ |= David |= http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2014/04/operation-cactus-indias-1988-intervention-in-the-maldives/|= |access-date=14 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101022632/http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2014/04/operation-cactus-indias-1988-intervention-in-the-maldives/|-= }}
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
In July 1989, India repatriated the mercenaries captured on board the hijacked freighter to [[Maldives]] to stand trial. President Gayoom commuted the death sentences passed against them to life imprisonment under Indian pressure.{{Cite web |url=http://www.photius.com/countries/madagascar/government/madagascar_government_security_concerns.html |title=Madagascar Security Concerns – Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System–– Bot generated title — |access-date=6 October 2007 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181552/http://www.photius.com/countries/madagascar/government/madagascar_government_security_concerns.html |url–status=live }}
In July 1989, India repatriated the mercenaries captured on board the hijacked freighter to [[Maldives]] to stand trial. President Gayoom commuted the death sentences passed against them to life imprisonment under Indian pressure.{{Cite web |url=http://www.photius.com/countries/madagascar/government/madagascar_government_security_concerns.html |-= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181552/http://www.photius.com/countries/madagascar/government/madagascar_government_security_concerns.html |-= }}
The 1988 coup d’état had been headed by a once prominent Maldivian businessperson named Abdullah Luthufi, who was operating a farm in [[Sri Lanka]]. Former Maldivian President [[Ibrahim Nasir]] was accused, but denied any involvement in the coup d’état. In fact, in July 1990, President Gayoom officially pardoned Nasir in absentia in recognition of his role in obtaining [[Maldives]]’ independence.[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1988Cactus/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011095022/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1988Cactus/|date=11 October 2010}}
The 1988 coup d’état had been headed by a once prominent Maldivian businessperson named Abdullah Luthufi, who was operating a farm in [[Sri Lanka]]. Former Maldivian President [[Ibrahim Nasir]] was accused, but denied any involvement in the coup d’état. In fact, in July 1990, President Gayoom officially pardoned Nasir in absentia in recognition of his role in obtaining [[Maldives]]’ independence.http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1988Cactus/ |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011095022/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1988Cactus/|date=11 October 2010}}
The operation also strengthened [[Indo-Maldivian relations]] as a result of the successful restoration of the Gayoom government.
The operation also strengthened [[Indo-Maldivian relations]] as a result of the successful restoration of the Gayoom government.
==Published accounts==
==Published accounts==
===Documentaries===
===Documentaries===
”Operation Cactus : How India Averted Maldives Crisis in 1988” (2018) is a [[TV documentary]] which premièred on Veer by [[Discovery Channel]] series, Battle Ops.{{cite news|title=This R-Day, get ready for…
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