A constitutional referendum was held in the

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

on 15 March 1968. The main question was whether to convert the state from a

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under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi to a

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. The referendum was the third on the subject; the first in 1952 had seen the state convert to a presidential system, whilst a second in 1953 reversed the decision and saw the monarchy restored in 1954. The proposals were approved by over 80% of voters,Far East and Australasia 2003
Eur, p820 and a republic was declared on 11 November that year. Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir would become

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