Sri Lanka’s president quits after fleeing protests in crisis-hit country
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Colombo from World news | The Guardian on (#61DPV)
Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled country on Wednesday after protesters occupied presidential palace
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned as president of Sri Lanka after fleeing on Wednesday following weeks of mass protests over the country's economic crisis.
Rajapaksa's office said his resignation letter had been received by the country's parliamentary speaker, after it was flown from Singapore, where the leader had fled to.
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