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1988 Maldivian coup attempt
	Part of Anti–Gayoomism
Date	3–4 November 1988
Location	Malé, Maldives4°10′30″N 73°30′30″E / 4.17500°N 73.50833°E
Result	Coup d'état failed Maldives–India victory;
Belligerents
Indian Armed Forces; Maldives National Security Service	People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam; Maldivian rebels
Commanders and leaders
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom; Abbas Ibrahim; R. Venkataraman; Rajiv Gandhi; Vice-Admiral S.V.V. Gopalachari; Brigadier Farouk Bulsara; Colonel Subhash Joshi;	Uma Maheswaran; Wasanti †; Abdulla Luthufi (POW); Ahmed Nasir (POW); Ahmed Ismail Manik (POW);
Strength
est. 900 soldiers	80–100 mercenaries
Casualties and losses
23 killed; 39 injured	4 killed

The 1988 Maldivian coup d'état attempt^[d] was a failed attempt to overthrow the government of president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on 3 November 1988. Led by a group of Maldivians and assisted by armed mercenaries of a Tamil secessionist organization from Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam, the coup was thwarted with assistance from India during Operation Cactus.

Notes

^ 500 Indian paratroopers and estimated 400 Maldivian soldiers
^ A total of 23 Maldivians were killed, including 9 members of the Maldives National Security Service and 4 hostages.
^ Several mercenaries were killed, and some were captured. Of the 27 hostages taken, 20 were rescued, 4 were killed, and the fate of the remaining 3 is unknown
^ Also known as Badi Buraasfathi; lit. 'Gun Thursday' or simply just 3rd November

[1] 500 Indian paratroopers and estimated 400 Maldivian soldiers

[2] A total of 23 Maldivians were killed, including 9 members of the Maldives National Security Service and 4 hostages.

[3] Several mercenaries were killed, and some were captured. Of the 27 hostages taken, 20 were rescued, 4 were killed, and the fate of the remaining 3 is unknown

[4] Also known as Badi Buraasfathi; lit. 'Gun Thursday' or simply just 3rd November

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