Protests ousted Sri Lanka's last president ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... holds a portrait of former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa upside down after storming the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office demanding he resign after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid economic crisis, in ...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the...
Economy in focus as Sri Lanka heads to vote in crucial presidential ...
WEB2 days ago · Sri Lanka was in the midst of economic collapse and political chaos when Ranil Wickremesinghe took on the presidency in 2022. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news …
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is sworn into office - NBC News
WEBJul 21, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an economic crisis.
Ranil Wickremesinghe: The six-time Sri Lankan PM who became president - BBC
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe has been promoted from being Sri Lanka's prime minister to its new president within a matter of days. He now has the job he has long coveted - but the challenges he...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as President by parliament - CNN
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of the crisis-hit South Asian country, in a move likely to anger protesters who have been...
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka sees new president sworn into office - BBC
WEBJul 21, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering. The 73-year-old took his oath at the tightly-guarded...
Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka’s returning prime minister
WEBMay 12, 2022 · Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lankan prime minister for the sixth time as the island nation faces political and economic crises. His appointment comes days after Mahinda...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president by MPs - BBC News
WEBJul 20, 2022 · Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the...
Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis
WEBCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, which is engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
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