Maldives
/ History / The British Protectorate
On December
16, 1887 the Sultan of the Maldives signed a contract with the
British Governor of Ceylon turning the Maldives into a British
protectorate.
The British
government promised the Maldives military protection and non-interference
in local administration in exchange for an annual tribute paid
by the Maldives.
In 1957 the
British established a RAF base in the strategic southernmost atoll
of Addu for £2000 a year, where hundreds of locals were employed.
19 years
later the British government decided to give up the base, as it
was too expensive to maintain.
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