But the republic was short lived and a revolution was brought by the people of Male' instigated five persons seeking power, while the President was in Ceylon for medical treatment. A period followed in which parts of the south broke and formed the short-lived United Suvadive Republic instigated by the British who were building a signalling station in Addu. The people of Male' appointed Velaanaagey Ibraahim Didi, Amin's vice president, as the head of the government.