2018 in the Maldives

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Events in the year 2018 in the Maldives.

• President:
  • Abdulla Yameen (until 17 November)
  • Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (from 17 November)
• Vice President: Abdulla Jihad

• 5 February – 2018 Maldives political crisis: president Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and ordered the arrest of two judges of the Supreme Court.^[1]
• 23 September – The 2018 Maldivian presidential election was won by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
• 17 November – Ibrahim Mohamed Solih took over as the new president of the Maldives, succeeding Abdulla Yameen
• 19 November - President Solih announced that the Maldives is to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations, a decision that was recommended by his Cabinet.