Maldives president resigns amid protests

Maldives Vice President Hassan takes oath as president after protests oust Mohamed Nasheed.

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Opposition supporters celebrate after the resignation of Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed in Male, Maldives. The country is located in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India.

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Feb. 7, 2012

Mohammed Waheed Hassan, second left, who previously worked as a top UNICEF official, is sworn in as Maldives new president after Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation in Male, Maldives. The first democratically elected president of the island nation resigned Tuesday after the police and army clashed in the streets of the island nation amid protests over his controversial arrest of a top judge.

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Feb. 7, 2012

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed announces his resignation in a nationally televised address in Male, Maldives.

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Feb. 7, 2012

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, center, walks to announce his resignation in a nationally televised address in Male, Maldives.

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Feb. 7, 2012

Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed's car is escorted to the President's Office by the military to give his resignation speech in Male, Maldives.

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Opposition supporters stage a protest at the Republican Square in Male, Maldives.

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Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, center, attempts to address protesting policemen in Male, Maldives.

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A Maldives soldier fires a rubber bullet toward police during a clash between them in Male, Maldives.

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A Maldives police officer, in blue, charges soldiers during a clash in Male, Maldives.

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Maldives police officers throw tear gas canisters during a clash with the military in Male, Maldives.

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A Maldives soldier kicks a tear gas canister toward police during a clash in Male, Maldives.

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Opposition supporters and Maldives police officers shout at the military during a protest in Male, Maldives.

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Maldives police officers assume taking an oath before joining a protest against the military in Male, Maldives.

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A Maldives police officer, in blue, embraces a soldier who joins a protest in Male, Maldives.

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Maldives soldiers, left, are involved in a clash with police officers, right, in Male, Maldives.

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Mutinying Maldivian police are seen amid a cloud of tear gas as they confront the military in Male. A group of policemen in the Maldives disobeyed orders and joined anti-government protesters in what the president's office described as a "mutiny."

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