President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s flight brings an end to the rule of his powerful family, which has dominated politics in the South Asian nation for the last two decades.
Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives, protesters storm prime minister’s office
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday, driven out after an economic collapse unleashed a popular uprising that appeared to end his family’s near two-decade …
Sri Lanka Latest: President Flees to Maldives, BBC Reports
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country to the Maldives on a military jet, the BBC reported, ahead of his expected resignation on Wednesday. Most Read from BloombergFresh US Inflation …
Sri Lankan President Flees To Maldives As Protests End Clan Dominance
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday, hours before he was due to step down after widespread protests over his handling of a devastating economic crisis.
Sri Lankan President Flees To Maldives Hours Before He Was Due To Step Down
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country for the Maldives on Wednesday, sources told Reuters, hours before he was due to step down amid widespread protests over his handling of a …
Sri Lanka Latest: President Flees By Military Plane to Maldives
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country for the Maldives on a military aircraft, an Air Force spokesman said on television. Most Read from BloombergFresh US Inflation Peak to Keep Fed …
Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa Flees to Maldives, Air Force Says
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country for the Maldives on a military aircraft, an air force spokesman said on television, hours ahead of his expected resignation on Wednesday. Most …
As president flees to Maldives: State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency Wednesday as thousands of people mobbed the prime minister’s office after the country’s …
Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa denied US visa, flees to the Maldives via jet
Deposed Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reportedly flew to the Maldives on a military jet, days after being denied a visitor’s visa by the U.S. embassy in Colombo. Rajapaksa, who fled the …
Sri Lankan president flees to the Maldives amid protests over economic crisis
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s flight brings an end to the rule of his powerful family, which has dominated politics in the South Asian nation for the last two decades.