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Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP ( Sinhala: නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan politician and military officer, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his resignation on 14 July 2022. [6] .
- 1971–1991
- Gajaba Regiment
Jul 15, 2022 · Sri Lanka's parliament has accepted ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation, ending rule by a family that wielded power for nearly 20 years. Mr Rajapaksa quit after fleeing to...
May 10, 2024 · Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan military officer and politician who played a pivotal role in ending the country’s civil war (1983–2009) through an escalation in violence and who served as president (2019–22). He was appointed secretary to the Ministry of Defense in 2005 after his brother Mahinda became president.
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Jul 13, 2022 · 13 July 2022. Tessa Wong in Colombo & Matt Murphy,BBC News. Getty Images. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka ahead of his expected resignation as president. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...
Jul 15, 2022 · Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned after fleeing to Singapore via the Maldives, bringing a dramatic end to the rule of the powerful Rajapaksa...
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Jul 15, 2022 · Sri Lanka's parliament has accepted ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation, ending rule by a family that wielded power for nearly 20 years. Mr Rajapaksa quit after fleeing to...
Jul 14, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, who fled his country early Wednesday after months of fervent protests blaming him for the country’s economic collapse and...
