e/1988 Maldives Coup

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has gloss	eng: The 1988 Maldives Coup, whose rescue efforts were code-named Operation Cactus by the Indian armed forces, was the attempt by a group of Maldivians led by Abdullah Luthufi and assisted by about 80 armed mercenaries of a Sri Lankan secessionist organisation, People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), to overthrow the government of the island republic of Maldives. The coup was foiled after Indian forces were invited by the Maldivian government to intervene.
lexicalization	eng: 1988 Maldives Coup
lexicalization	eng: Operation cactus
instance of	c/Attempted coups

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