Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled for the Maldives Wednesday to escape a major anti-government uprising in his country. The president placed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in control of the country before leaving, angering protesters further.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday amid a popular uprising brought on by an economic collapse, bringing to an apparent end his family's near two-decade dominance of the country.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives yesterday amid a popular uprising brought on by an economic collapse, bringing to an apparent end his family’s near two-decade dominance of the country.