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Jul 20, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, who gained his nickname for his apparently wily ability to repeatedly resurrect his political career, has been prime minister six times since he first entered politics...
- First Term as Prime Minister
- Removal from Office and Reinstatement
- Economic Crisis
He served his first stint as the prime minister when President Premadasa was assassinated on May 1, 1993, and DB Wijetunga took over the presidency. Following the defeat of the UNP at the hand of late-Prime Minister Bandaranaike’s daughter Chandrika Bandaranaike. After the defeat, Wickremesinghe became the leader of the opposition until he made a c...
A scandal involving the central bank governor, Arjuna Mahendra, a close confidante of Wickremesinghe, quickly soured relations between Wickremesinghe and Sirisena. The scandal led to a dysfunctional government and the president attempted to remove Wickremesinghe as prime minister in 2018, three years into the coalition government. The move, which l...
The next government of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa immediately moved to change the tax structure and reduce high corporate taxes, which caused the country’s deficit to swell. The problem was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as Sri Lanka’s main sources of foreign income from tourismand expat...
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Jul 21, 2022 · 21 Jul 2022. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the...
Jul 20, 2022 · Reuters. Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected by parliament. Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the...
Jul 21, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka ’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid...
Jul 20, 2022 · 20 July 2022. Reuters. By Simon Fraser & Robert Plummer & George Wright. BBC News. Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka's prime minister to its new president within a...
Jul 20, 2022 · Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday (Jul 20) elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president , despite fierce public opposition to his candidacy. Wickremesinghe, a six-time former prime...
