Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned, Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena officially announced on Friday, after a week of dramatic developments and massive protests against the government for “mishandling the economy” that bankrupted the country.
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament speaker announced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned effective Thursday after he fled the country amid protests and a severe economic crisis.