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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
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| The president commuted to life imprisonment the death sentences of the 12 Sri Lankans and 4 Maldivians who took part in the aborted coup. In November, the Indian government withdrew its remaining troops. | 1 |
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| Maldives hosted an international conference, with delegates from other small islands, to discuss the threat posed by the predicted rise in sea level caused by the “greenhouse effect.” | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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