<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka" id="mwAUM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lankan</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_people" id="mwAUQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercenary" id="mwAUU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mercenary">mercenaries</a> attempt to <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Maldives_coup_d'état" id="mwAUY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1988 Maldives coup d'état">overthrow</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives" id="mwAUc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Maldives">Maldivian</a> government. At President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maumoon_Abdul_Gayoom" id="mwAUg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Maumoon Abdul Gayoom">Maumoon Abdul Gayoom</a>'s request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.