1952 Maldivian presidential election explained

Election Date:1952
Country:Maldives
Type:presidential
Next Election:1968 Maldivian presidential election
Next Year:1968
Image1:Mohamed Amin.jpg
Candidate1:Mohamed Amin Didi
Party1:Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party
Percentage1:96%
President
After Election:Mohamed Amin Didi
After Party:Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party

Presidential elections were held for the first time in the Maldives in 1952. They followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in March 1952, which had changed the country's system of governance from being a monarchy to a republic.

The result was a victory for Mohamed Amin Didi, who received almost 96% of the vote.[1] Amin Didi subsequently became the country's first President.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Hassan Amir Islamism and radicalism in the Maldives Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
  2. http://www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv/home/files/bulletinx_det.php?id_news=1066 Maldives News Bulletin, 02-11-2008