1978 Maldivian presidential election

none Maldives presidential 28 July 1978 1973 Maldivian presidential election 1973 1983 Maldivian presidential election 1983 Maumoon-Abdul-Gayoom.jpg Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Independent politician 92.96% President Ibrahim Nasir Rayyithunge Muthagaddim Party Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Independent politician Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 28 July 1978. The election took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom,"News in Brief", The Times, 31 July 1978, p5, issue 60367 who was elected with 92.96% of the vote. Background Ibrahim Nasir had been elected President in 1973. Two years later he deposed Prime Minister Ahmed Zaki, who was seen as a threat due to his popularity, in a bloodless coup and banished him to a remote island.History https://countrystudies.us/maldives/1.htm 23 April 2024 Country Studies Library of Congress The islands had begun to suffer economic problems during the 1970s, following the collapse of the Sri Lankan market for dried fish, the islands' main export, and the closure of the British air base RAF Gan. As a result, the Nasir regime began to lose popularity, and in 1978 he fled to Singapore, with a subsequent investigation revealing that he had taken with him several million dollars from the national treasury. Results Maumoon Abdul Gayoom 92.96 Against 7.04 87,123 Direct Democracy References Maldives Presidential Category:Presidential elections in the Maldives Category:Referendums in the Maldives Maldives Category:Single-candidate elections Maldives Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results