The crisis-ridden country’s house speaker announced on Friday that the president’s resignation had been accepted after he told him from Singapore that he was leaving the country earlier this week.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, often referred to as “The Terminator” for his merciless suppression of Tamil separatists, has officially announced his resignation, becoming the first head of state in Sri Lanka .
He flew to Singapore from the Maldives, where he had initially fled when protesters overran his palace at the weekend, and submitted his resignation through email. A tiny throng gathered late on Thursday to celebrate his resignation at a seaside avenue that has served as the centre of the protest movement that forced him out.
Rajapaksa resigned from power after months of unrest over what his critics claimed was his bad management of the island nation’s economy, which led to significant misery for its 22 million residents.
A tiny throng gathered late on Thursday to celebrate his resignation at a seaside avenue that has served as the centre of the protest movement that forced him out.
