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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

July 14, 2022

Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa finally tenders resignation

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after months of protests around the country’s economic collapse and widespread hardship

Sri Lanka President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa
July 9, 2022

President Rajapaksa flees as protesting citizens storm government palace in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is seeing its worst financial crisis in recent history, leaving its 22 million people struggling to buy food, medicine and fuel.

Sri Lanka President
April 13, 2022

Sri Lanka’s PM calls for talks as protesters occupy president’s office

Sri Lanka is suffering from a major economic crisis, a lack of foreign currency necessary to pay for imports.

Protesters in Sri Lanka
April 5, 2022

Food Scarcity: Forty legislators withdraw support for Sri Lankan government

The South Asian island nation was rocked again by protests for a third consecutive day over rising prices and shortages of food, fuel and gas.

Sri Lanka Parliament (Credit: Abnews)
April 4, 2022

Sri Lankan president invites political parties to form new government

Sri Lanka has for days been facing public protests calling on immediate measures to be taken by the government to solve the economic crisis.

Sri Lanka President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa