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Nasheed resigns after weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge
The president of the Maldives has resigned after three weeks of opposition-led protests ended in a police mutiny. Mohammed Nasheed, a 43-year-old former political prisoner widely credited with ushering in a new era of democratic reform in the island nation, was reported to be at home in the capital Male on Tuesday having left his office at noon local time.
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