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Tessa Wong in Colombo & Matt MurphyBBC NewsPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over the island's economic crisis.The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials.The president has pledged to resign by Wednesday, but an official resignation letter
The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis. The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials. They arrived in the capital, Male, at around 3 a.m. local time, BBC Sinhala understands. Rajapaksa’s departure ends a family dynasty that has ruled Sri Lanka for decades. He had been in hiding after …