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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Aanya Wipulasena

Sri Lanka hopes to install new gov’t after day of chaos and rage

Demonstrators celebrate at the President's House after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, in Colombo [Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters]

Colombo, Sri Lanka – There is calm on the streets of Sri Lanka, a day after protesters stormed the president’s residence and set fire to the prime minister’s house, forcing both the leaders to announce their resignations over a worsening economic crisis in the country.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to quit on Wednesday, marking a dramatic end to the powerful clan’s hold over Sri Lankan politics for more than two decades.

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