HISTORY MADE IN SRI LANKA
- The economic crisis in Sri Lanka sparked mass protests
- The island nation witnessed an acute shortage of food, fuel and other essential
- The people of Sri Lanka demanded the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapakse and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse as they blamed their government for the mismanagement of the country’s economy
- In March, housands of Sri Lankans facing power cuts and shortages of essentials held protests near the Sri Lankan President Rajapakse’s private residence Colombo
- Protesters raised the demand that the President should “go home”
- On 9 April,Gotagogama was established at Galle Face Greene and “Gotagohome” was main slogan
- Clashes erupted between government supporters and anti-government protesters on 9 May and Sri Lankan Prime Minister resigned from the post
- On 13 May, Ranil Wickramesinghe was sworn-in as Prime Minister
- On 9 July, protesters stormed official places and President Rajapakse fled in the county
- Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker announced that he received the resignation of President Rajapakse
- Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Wickramesinghe appointed as county’s acting president
- On 21 July , President- elect Ranil Wickramesinghe took oath as Sri Lanka’s Executive President , he became the president of Sri Lanka after winning a parliamentary vote held on 20 July
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