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Sri Lanka's ousted president returns home after fleeing

Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country's economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka’s political crisis continues as Ranil Wickremesinghe bids to be president

Protesters angry prime minister who they say propped up Rajapaksa dynasty in running to lead country

The Guardian - UK

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 16 July 2022

This week, a tour of the Subcontinent. Gotabaya Rajapaksa finally took the hint and people partied through the state of emergency. Pakistan is flooding (both ways) and India claims more bragging rights.

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa flies to Singapore, emails resignation letter

Official announcement on July 15 after verifying authenticity of emailed document

The Hindu

How the Rajapaksa family fell after 15 years at the top in Sri Lanka

Analysis: Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s authoritarianism and incompetence ended the family’s political reign

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lankans storm prime minister's office, demanding he quit as well

Barely hours after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday, hundreds of people were demanding the resignation of the prime minister as well and fighting street battles with security forces, some armed with assault rifles.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's opposition parties hope to install a new government amid the turmoil

A lawmaker said all opposition parties combined could easily muster the 113 members needed to show a majority in Parliament, at which point they will request a new government.

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Sri Lanka PM's house set on fire, police say

Sri Lanka’s prime minister agreed to resign on Saturday after party leaders in Parliament demanded both he and the embattled president step down on the day protesters stormed the president's residence and office in a fury over a worsening economic crisis.

France 24

Sri Lanka president to step down, parliamentary speaker says, amid storm of protests

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed the president's official residence and set fire to the prime minister's home in Colombo.

Reuters

Sri Lankan president ‘Gota’ clings on to power despite violent protests and new PM

Further intense unrest puts more pressure on the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa

The Guardian - UK

‘Gota go home’: desperate Sri Lankans call for President Rajapaksa to quit

Strongman Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s position looks weak amid an economic crisis that threatens to turn into starvation

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lankans set up protest camp, vow to stay till Rajapaksa quits

As protesters dig in for a long haul, tents come up outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office in Colombo.

Al Jazeera

Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics

Protesters angry over a worsening economic crisis take aim at Sri Lanka’s all-powerful Rajapaksa family.

Al Jazeera

‘We’re finished’: Sri Lankans pushed to the brink by financial crisis

Thousands take to the streets to call for the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 9 April 2022

Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic and political crisis since the civil war. In previous weeks we've covered the recent downturn. But at the centre of it all is one family. Their history is the key to understanding the present crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka facing imminent threat of starvation, senior politician warns

Speaker tells parliament ‘there will be very acute food shortages’ and economic crisis is ‘just the beginning’

Reuters

In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling dynasty teetering

In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power.

Al Jazeera

Police fire tear gas as Sri Lanka protesters defy curfew

Protesters rally across Sri Lanka despite curfew, demanding President Rajapaksa resign over worsening economic crisis.

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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency as protests spread

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invokes tough laws amid protests over Sri Lanka’s deepening economic crisis.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Hundreds march to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s house; Jaishankar sees ‘campaign’ against India for buying Russian oil, and more

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Dozens arrested in Sri Lanka amid protests over worsening economy

Police imposed a brief curfew after clashing with protesters who tried to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s house.

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