'Nov. 3 uncovered vulnerabilities facing small states'

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Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid says the foiled coup plot of November 3, 1988 had served to showcase the special threats and vulnerabilities facing Maldives and other small states. He made the observation in his statement on occasion of the 31st Victory Day, this Sunday. The coup attempt of 1988 to overthrow then-President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s administration marked one of the bloodiest days