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Mahinda Rajapaksa ( Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician.
6 days ago · Mahinda Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945, Weeraketiya, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015, during which time he oversaw the end of the country’s civil war (1983–2009), and later served as prime minister (2019–22).
May 9, 2022 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday with his country in economic free fall, bowing to months of protests in a significant blow to the...
May 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis. The move came as the island was placed under curfew after...
News about Mahinda Rajapaksa, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
May 9, 2022 · Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his government.
Two-time former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who suffered a crushing defeat in the presidential elections in 2015, returned to power in 2020 after deadly Easter terror attacks that killed 270, including 11 Indians, and put many Sri Lankans on edge about the country's security.
