United Suvadive Republic
United Suvadive Republic
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| 1958–1963 | |
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| Anthem: "Suvadive Qaumi Salaam" | |
| Status | Unrecognized state |
| Capital | Hithadhoo |
| Common languages | Dhivehi |
| Religion | Islam |
| Government | Republic |
| President | |
• 1959–1963 | Abdullah Afeef Didi |
| Historical era | Post-war era |
• Independence declared | 1958 |
• Disestablished | October 1963 |
| Currency | Pound sterling |
| Today part of | Maldives |
The United Suvadive Republic (Dhivehi: އެކުވެރި ސުވާދީބު ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ) was a short-lived breakaway state from the Sultanate of Maldives that existed between 1958 and 1963, consisting of the three southern atolls of the Maldive archipelago: Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah. The first president of the nation was Abdulla Afeef Didi. The republic's secession occurred during the struggles of the Maldives’ emergence as a modern nation. The United Suvadive Republic inherited a Westminster system of governance cloned from the United Kingdom, along with other institutional structures.