"The president of the Maldives resigned yesterday in what one aide described as a coup d'etat."
"President Mohamed Nasheed has been credited with bringing democracy to the archipelago and raising awareness of the impact of global warming, at one point holding a cabinet meeting subsea, in scuba gear.
But he has faced weeks of opposition protests and this week a police mutiny.
Mr Nasheed, the Indian Ocean islands' first democratically elected president, handed power to vice-president Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik, explaining that continuing in office would result in his having to use force against the people."
The Scotsman had the story February 8, 2012.
Source: Scotsman, 02/08/2012
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