Maldives President Says He Was Forced To Resign At Gunpoint -- The Guardian
Despite claims by replacement that transition was peaceful, Mohammed Nasheed says 'there were guns all around me'.
Mohammed Nasheed, the ousted president of the Maldives and an internationally respected campaigner against global warning, has claimed he was forced to give up his office at gunpoint, raising the prospect of a fierce struggle for power in the island nation.
The 43-year-old pro-democracy activist resigned on Tuesday under pressure from the nation's military after a mutiny by police officers and clashes between demonstrators in the capital, Male.
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