Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned as president of Sri Lanka, marking the downfall of one of Asia’s most powerful political dynasties less than a week after the 73-year-old was forced to flee by a popular revolt.
Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker said on Friday that he had accepted the president’s resignation. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena added that Rajapaksa had sent the letter from Singapore on Thursday evening.
“Accordingly the president has resigned with effect from July 14,” Abeywardena said.
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