President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Photo: EPA
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04 September 2022
Ousted Sri Lankan leader faces arrest calls after return
Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on July 13 and then to Singapore, where he announced his resignation after months of protests over the country's economic meltdown. Photo: AFP
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11 August 2022
Ousted Sri Lanka president to seek haven in...
Sri Lanka's ousted leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa is seeking a new safe haven in Thailand as...
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves to public as he leaves after attending the 72nd Independence Day parade at the Independence Square in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 04 February 2020. Photo: EPA
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13 July 2022
Sri Lanka president flees to Maldives ahead of...
Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives early Wednesday,...
People take a look at and a dip in a swimming pool at the President's palace in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 10 July 2022, a day after official residences were stormed. Photo: EPA
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11 July 2022
Sri Lanka protesters won't budge till...
Sri Lankan protesters refused to budge from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence on...
Protesters shout slogans in front of the president's official residence premises during the anti government protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 09 July 2022. Photo: EPA
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10 July 2022
Sri Lanka leader flees as protesters storm home
Sri Lanka's beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in...
Protestors participate in an ongoing anti-government demonstration outside the President's office in Colombo on April 28, 2022, following a one-day general strike called by trade unions in support of calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign over the worsening economic crisis. Photo: AFP
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29 April 2022
Strike cripples Sri Lanka as president faces new...
Millions of workers staged a crippling strike in Sri Lanka on Thursday, adding to...