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Rajapaksa regime appears to have come to an end in Sri Lanka

People visit Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo on July 12, 2022, after it was overrun by anti-government protestors on July 9. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

People visit Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo on July 12, 2022, after it was overrun by protestors on 9 July. Source: Getty

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country after widespread protests over his leadership, but has not formally resigned. The looming economic crisis in Sri Lanka seems to have brought down the Rajapaksa government and ended his political rule, which has dominated the country's politics for almost two decades.


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