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    Maithripala Sirisena

    President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019

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  1. Maithripala Sirisena was born as the eldest of a family of 12 with 5 brothers and 6 sisters, on 3 September 1951 in Yagoda, a village in present-day Gampaha District. [28] [29] His father Pallewatte Gamaralalage Albert Sirisena was a World War II veteran who was awarded five acres of paddy land in Polonnaruwa near Parakrama Samudra which ...

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  2. Jan 12, 2023 · A Supreme Court ruling denounced former President Maithripala Sirisena and some of his top officials for what it called “reckless failure” to prevent the attacks, which killed more than 200 ...

  3. Aug 14, 2015 · Maithripala Sirisena is the president of Sri Lanka, who became president after a surprise victory in elections in January 2015. He was a close ally of Mahinda Rajapaksa until his surprise defection in 2014. He appealed to the Sinhalese Buddhist majority and the Tamil, Muslim and Christian minorities who felt marginalised under his predecessor. He has faced criticism for his handling of the war and the economy.

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  4. Jan 13, 2023 · Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday found the country’s former President Maithripala Sirisena and four other senior government officials responsible for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter ...

  5. Oct 8, 2019 · Published 6:02 PM PDT, October 7, 2019. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to seek reelection next month after failing to fulfill many of the promises of his first term. A record 35 candidates filed nominations Monday for the Nov. 16 election, with former defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa ...

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  7. Jan 12, 2023 · Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ruled that former President Maithripala Sirisena and four other top officials failed to prevent Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed nearly 270 people ...

  8. Jan 12, 2023 · The supreme court in Sri Lanka has ordered the former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay millions in compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter bombings, the first time the courts have ...

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