In March 1924,
Adolph Hitler was imprisoned for his part in the Munich Putsch, which failed to overthrow the Bavarian government.
Progress has also been slow due to the commitment of the main opposition party, MDP to depose President Gayoom by direct action ahead of the implementation of the reform agenda, leading to civil unrest in July-August 2004,
August 2005 and an abortive Putsch in November 2006.