How Sri Lanka’s runaway President went from ‘war hero’ to fugitive – CNN

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By Rhea Mogul, CNN

Updated 8:49 AM ET, Wed July 13, 2022

(CNN)They were once seen as heroes of the nation, the almost mythical warrior-king leaders who defeated the separatists in a bloody civil war.

Protesters at Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo on July 12.Protesters at Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo on July 12.
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Basil Rajapaksa, right, during a campaign in the suburb of Kirillawala, Sri Lanka, on April 4, 2010.Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Basil Rajapaksa, right, during a campaign in the suburb of Kirillawala, Sri Lanka, on April 4, 2010.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, with his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2019. Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, with his brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2019.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa with his wife Ayoma, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2019. Gotabaya Rajapaksa with his wife Ayoma, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2019.
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister calls state of emergency as President flees to MaldivesSri Lanka's Prime Minister calls state of emergency as President flees to Maldives
People throng President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12.People throng President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 12.

    CNN’s Iqbal Athas contributed to this report.

    Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/asia/sri-lanka-crisis-rajapaksa-flee-protest-intl-hnk/index.html

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