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It was January 31, 1962, fifty years ago. Amina Faanu was just 19 years. She was at home
with her one-and-half-year old son Mohammed Shakeel and three women. Her
husband was on a trip to Addu Atoll. Being morning Amina was busy taking care
of Shakeel and attending to domestic chores.
She had no premonition that her life was going to take a sudden precarious
turn by sunset.
By then, unknown to her, MV Silver Crest had cast anchor in
Thinadhoo. Onboard was Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir accompanied by a battalion
of Maldivian soldiers on a mission to quell the second rebellion in
Thinadhoo. Nasir asked the islanders to
surrender, but they refused.
Amina Faanu was jolted by a loud noise followed by a
commotion. The noise increased and got closer engulfing the whole island. When she looked around there was pandemonium.
Soldiers had invaded Thinadhoo and opening
fire on the inhabitants.
