Sri Lanka president flees, but protesters vow to resist if PM remains a power broker - CBC News

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on Wednesday amid a popular uprising brought on by an economic collapse, bringing to an apparent end his family's near two-decade dominance of the country.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country Wednesday amid a popular uprising brought on by an economic collapse, bringing to an apparent end his family's near two-decade dominance of th… [+5865 chars]

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