Economy
During the Second World War, the British base in Addu Atoll had acted as a temporary trading point for the Maldives, enabling the Maldivian government to obtain fuel and other necessities.
After the short-lived independence from the central government, the British presence in Addu gave a measure of prosperity to the Suvadivians. They were provided with employment, health facilities and supplies which helped to alleviate the trade boycott imposed by the governments of the Maldive Islands, Ceylon and India.
During the years of the secession, the Suvadive trading boats which had reached the customary harbours in India and Ceylon in their yearly trip, were impounded by the local harbour authorities and their captains and crew were detained. Much needed supplies failed to reach the Suvadive atolls in those years and local islanders remember them as a time of penury, when boats were expected and horizons were scanned in vain.
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