Talk:United Suvadive Republic

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Rewrite

This article is currently been re-written by Fizan in a more encyclopedic tone to dispatch the misleading information it has. If you are familiar with the subject, please contribute to the draft at User:Fizan/Suvadive rewrite. Thanks. --Oblivious 08:21, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the Suvadive article that I have been working on for a while now. Its far from complete, as it needs additional information on Economy and any other subject that is relevant. And oh, photos too but make sure that it fits Wikipedia's usage policy. Please contribute to make the article better. --Fizan 05:33, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What the...!?

There's a minor problem floating around, noone seems to be sure what the flag actually looked like. On the Flags of formerly independent states, the flag is this: Image:Suvadivianflag.png, while on this page the image is Image:Suvadives flag large.png. Was there an offical version? 68.39.174.238 00:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Last year I saw an article about suvadive, which talked about the two variations of the flag they used. I couldnt locate the url now. anyone? --Oblivious 15:51, 27 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't heard of about variations of the flag, and I've even searched the net for it. Well, anyway I found a photograph of the old flag here and it seems to be identical to the one we used on the article.--Fizan 03:36, 12 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is http://www.maldivesroyalfamily.com/maldive_flags_romero_frias3.shtml —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohonu (talk • contribs)

The blue of the flag was actually dark blue or navy blue. The blue of the flag in the article looks like the color of faded jeans, probably taken form an old much worn flag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.147.175.54 (talk) 12:27, 14 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

United Suvadives Republic

Flag of the United Suvadives Republic^[1]

Official language

Adduan dialect of Dhivehi (de facto)

Capital

Hithadhoo

President

Abdullah Afeef Didi

Independence

January 3, 1959

Annexation

September 23, 1964 by the Republic of Maldives

Transfer of Power

September 23, 1964 to the Central Government of Malé, Maldives

Footnotes

^ The three stars resembles the state's constituent atolls, and the crescent symbolizes the nation's unified Islamic faith.

Well, I propose to use the following Infobox. I am not sure about the annexation date, the official language and the capital, so I'd appreciate somebody checking them up. Think that the flag needs to be a vector too. --Fizan 06:59, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As per the article, shouldn't annexation date be September 23, 1963 and not 1964? --Oblivious 19:43, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Error in the Map

The Map of Suvadives is wrong, there is a blatant anacronism. The three southern atolls constituting the Suvadive Republic were Huvadu, Fua Mulaku and Addu. There was no division between Northern and Southern Huvadu at that time. The red line should run between Huvadu and Fua Mulaku, if red lines have to be included at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.83.32.197 (talk • contribs)

Yes there wasnt any such division back then. Will fix and upload soon. --Oblivious 10:03, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I already fixed it by editing the existing map. Mohonu 12:35, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dear God This Lacks Neutral Tone

it sounds like someone living in the maldives wrote almost all of this with a very vested interest.... its rubbish and needs dramatic rewrites to at least sound impartial 98.228.154.41 (talk) 07:17, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The flag is upside down

Is somebody playing a prank or is this a calculated insult to the Suvadive flag? The red in the historical flag was down and the blue up.110.77.203.206 (talk) 07:49, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Someone switched the English and Dhivehi in the Name

Someone should deal with that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.179.177 (talk) 20:10, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[1] The three stars resembles the state's constituent atolls, and the crescent symbolizes the nation's unified Islamic faith.

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