2022 Sri Lankan political crisis
The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests and demonstrations by the public due to the economic crisis in the country. The anti-government sentiment across various parts of Sri Lanka has triggered a state of political instability that is unprecedented in the nation's history.
Protesters protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat
Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is a former Sri Lankan politician and military officer, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his resignation on 14 July 2022. He previously served as Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development from 2005 to 2015 under the administration of his elder brother former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, during the final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Rajapaksa in 2014
Gotabaya Rajapaksa during an official tour of Brazil
President Rajapaksa meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a state visit to India
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meeting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a visit to Sri Lanka