Two years after Sri Lanka’s popular uprising, could it all have been ...
WEB9 hours ago · Even though Mahinda Rajapaksa was adored by the country’s majority Buddhist Sinhalese for defeating the ethnic Tamil separatists after a 26-year bloody civil war, allegations of human rights ...
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan PM resigns amid economic crisis - BBC
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew...
Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
WEBSri Lanka's foreign reserves fell to $20m in 2022, triggering an economic crisis. For years, the Rajapaksa family – led by Mahinda - held a vice-like grip over Sri Lankan politics. In his first ...
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Resigns in Face of …
WEBMay 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday with his country in economic free fall, bowing to months of protests in a significant blow to the...
Sri Lanka top court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic …
WEB15 Nov 2023. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued a symbolic ruling that the powerful Rajapaksa brothers – including two ex-presidents – were guilty of triggering the island’s worst financial...
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan PM resigns amid economic crisis
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew...
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests - NBC News
WEBMay 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned Monday following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother, the president, step down over the country’s worst...
Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as crisis worsens. The resignation comes hours after PM’s supporters stormed a major protest site in Colombo and attacked anti-government demonstrators.
Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his government.
Sri Lanka's prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns, house ... - CBS News
WEBMay 10, 2022 · Mahinda Rajapaksa, who led the country for a decade as president and twice as prime minister, stepped down on Monday as violent clashes erupted between his supporters and opponents. The...
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