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

People visit Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa's official residence following his departure

People visit Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa's official residence following his departure Source: Getty / ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images

Sri Lanka's economic crisis looks to have finally toppled the country's President, and brought to an end an era of political rule by the powerful Rajapaksa family.


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By Claire Slattery

Source: SBS News


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Sri Lanka's economic crisis looks to have finally toppled the country's President, and brought to an end an era of political rule by the powerful Rajapaksa family.



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