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The islands were under British protection from 1887 to mid-1965. They now enjoy complete independence under the agreement signed in Colombo on26 July 1965. Maldives became a republic on 11 Nov. 1968.
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Bell, H. C. P.; History, Archaeology and Epigraphy of the Maldive Islands. Ceylon Govt. Press, Colombo, 1940
Bernini, F. and Corbin, G., Maldiveg. Turin, 1973
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Paxton, J. (1985). Maldives. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271142_106
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