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The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests and demonstrations by the public due to the economic crisis in the country.
Premadasa also called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the Sri Lankan political and economic crisis. [394] Ranil Wickremesinghe , at the time former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and MP of the United National Party (UNP), criticized the Rajapaksas' handling of the crisis and expressed optimism that it could bring an end to ...
The sun sets on Sri Lanka's protest movement (for now). Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images)Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa formally resigned on July 15, 2022, having earlier fled the country ...
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
Protesters in Sri Lanka, where an economic crisis has upended people’s daily lives, ... The Rajapaksa family has dominated Sri Lankan politics for two decades, including 10 years when Mahinda ...
A weekend of political chaos in Sri Lanka stretched into Monday, with opposition leaders yet to agree on replacements for embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his prime minister, whose ...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a Sri Lankan politician and former military officer who served as the 8th president of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022, initiated a self-imposed exile on 13 July 2022, following widespread protests led by civilians demanding his resignation, triggered by extensive discontent over his handling of the country's economic crisis.
Stunning election wins by a new left-leaning president and his party have changed Sri Lanka's political landscape - but the cash-strapped island's new rulers are quickly realising that campaign ...