Maldives President Toppled From Power

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**WarOne**

The island nation is sinking under the political fallout of its president overstepping loyalties to the old regime and lacking the will to harm the people that elected him.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/07/uk-maldives-protest-idUSLNE81600Y20120207

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, widely credited with bringing democracy to the hideaway resort islands, resigned on Tuesday after weeks of opposition protests erupted into a police mutiny and what an aide said amounted to a coup.

Also...

Meanwhile, Twitter user Alexander Brown said he was in the Maldives enjoying life.

"Maldives government overthrowing (sic) and im watching a Vogue photo shoot infront of me on Four Seasons ... very strange world."