Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Hours after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, Prime Minister and Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a nationwide state of emergency. What Happened: Rajapaksa, with his wife and two bodyguards, left for the Maldives on a Sri Lankan Air Force plane early...

In the middle of an unprecedented economic turmoil, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, confirmed his resignation as protesters continued to occupy the official residence of the top leader. What Happened: The prime minister's office confirmed that Rajapaksa would be officially...