Events in the Maldives

29 notable events in the Maldives — shipwrecks, wars and riots.

• Diego Garcia
  date unknown
• Japanese war crimes
  Jan 1, 1927–Jan 1, 1945 · War & armed conflict
• 1988 Maldives coup attempt
  Nov 3, 1988 · War & armed conflict
• HMS Dorsetshire (40)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 2026 Thinwana Kandu cave diving incident
  May 14, 2026 · Death & funeral
• HMS Cornwall (56)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Japanese submarine I-29
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• SS Automedon
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 2025 Maldivian protests
  Sep 20, 2025–Nov 18, 2025 · Riot & unrest
• Japanese submarine I-27
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 2026 Maldivian protests
  from Apr 7, 2026 · Riot & unrest
• SS Khedive Ismail
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Islamic Centre (Maldives)
  date unknown · Attack (other)
• 2011–2013 Maldives political crisis
  May 2011–Mar 2012 · Riot & unrest
• Lord Nelson (1799 ship)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed
  May 6, 2021 · Murder & homicide
• SS Tjisalak
  date unknown · Massacre
• 2018 Maldives political crisis
  from Feb 2018 · Crisis
• Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation scandal
  date unknown · Scandal & controversy
• 2007 Malé bombing
  Sep 29, 2007 · Bombing & explosion
• Earl of Eldon (1830 ship)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 2015 Finifenmaa boat explosion
  date unknown · Bombing & explosion
• Maldive Victory
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Experiment (1802 EIC ship)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Maldives government buildings fire
  Dec 12, 2024 · Fire
• 1983 Chagos Archipelago earthquake
  Nov 30, 1983 · Earthquake
• 2021 Aliansa DC-3 accident
  Jul 8, 2021 · Accident
• Erlangen (ship, 1889)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• 2023 Neelan Fihaara fire
  Jan 9, 2023 · Fire