Maldives’ fourth President sworn in [November 11 2008]

Winner of the recent Maldivian presidential elections, Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) was sworn in as the fourth president of the Republic of Maldives at an official ceremony in the capital, Male’ today. The ceremony was attended by many foreign dignitaries including the President Mahinda Rajapaksa as well as the Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari. “No other citizens in the world in modern times have changed a 30-year-old regime so peacefully. I congratulate the Maldivian citizens,” he said.