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Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the presidency due to national fear, while Maithripala Sirisena was the sitting president in Sri Lanka.

1 report, 1 independent Updated Jun 21

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa
President of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022
- Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is linked to regional political violence in the Eastern Province.Wed 20:09
Sri Lanka
island country in South Asia
- Sajith Premadasa calls for national dialogue on constitutional reform in Sri Lanka.Sat 12:36
- Sri Lanka conducted the joint military exercise MITRA SHAKTI 2026 under a United Nations mandate.Sat 11:41
Maithripala Sirisena
President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019

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