Victory Day (Dhivehi: ނަޞްރުގެ ދުވަސް) is a public holiday in the Republic of Maldives held annually on November 3. It commemorates the failure of a coup attempt in 1988, when a group of Maldivian rebels, supported by Tamil mercenaries from the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), attempted to overthrow the government of then-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
Victory Day (Dhivehi: ނަޞްރުގެ ދުވަސް) is a public holiday in the Republic of Maldives held annually on November 3. It commemorates the failure of a coup attempt in 1988, when a group of Maldivian rebels, supported by Tamil mercenaries from the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), attempted to overthrow the government of then-president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
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