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Lanka Turmoil: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes Sri Lanka's interim President

Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was acting President since Rajapaksa fled the country on Wednesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 15, 2022

Sri Lanka PM becomes acting president, election set for July 20

Sri Lanka's parliament will vote on a new president Wednesday, July 20, the speaker's office said, following the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he was driven out of the country. Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as acting president on Friday.

France 24 · Jul 15, 2022

Sri Lankan Speaker Says President's Resignation Accepted

The resignation of Sri Lanka's president has been accepted, the crisis-hit country's parliamentary speaker announced Friday, after he fled the country earlier this week and notified him from Singapore that he was stepping down. The formal declaration makes Gotabaya Rajapaksa -- once known as 'The Terminator' for his ruthless crushing…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022

Sri Lanka swears in interim president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns

Ranil Wickremesinghe to serve until MPs vote for new leader next week after months of protests over economic crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022

Sri Lankan president resigns, Parliament to convene

Sri Lanka's Parliament speaker says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned effective Thursday

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Sri Lanka parliament speaker accepts Rajapaksa's resignation

The speaker of parliament in crisis-hit Sri Lanka has accepted a resignation letter from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, having verified its authenticity after it was flown from Singapore late on Thursday, he told reporters.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

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The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022

Sri Lankans defy curfew to celebrate as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation becomes official

The speaker of parliament in crisis-hit Sri Lanka officially accepts a resignation letter from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, having verified its authenticity after it was flown from Singapore.

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

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ABC News · Jul 14, 2022