Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is implicated in the Easter attacks and was elected president shortly after the incident.

Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·Slovenia· 2026-09-23

Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected president a few months after the terrorist attack and is part of the influential Rajapaksa family.

Aftenposten·Norway· 2026-09-22

Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was elected months after the 2019 attacks, with a campaign of tackling Islamist extremism has also denied the allegations.

BBC·United Kingdom· 2026-09-22

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made a four-hour statement regarding the purchase of Mig aircraft.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-09-11

Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government is criticized for its handling of the Easter Sunday attacks.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-08-10

Gotabaya Rajapaksa was also a former president present at the gathering.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-08-03

Gotabaya Rajapaksa facilitated his brother Basil Rajapaksa to contest elections through the 20th amendment.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-08-02

Gotabaya Rajapaksa's administration banned the import of dried turmeric, leading to a significant increase in turmeric prices in the country.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-07-07

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is portrayed as a strong administrator who promised to ensure national security after the Easter Sunday attacks.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-06-20

Gotabaya Rajapaksa spent 70 million rupees on foreign travel during his term from 2020 to 2022.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-03-03

Gotabaya Rajapaksa's administration was marked by several high-profile corruption scandals.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-02-14

Gotabaya Rajapaksa introduced a new constitution in 2019.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-02-07

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is referred to as a former president who came to power in 2022.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-02-01

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is mentioned as a former president who is required to clarify details regarding compensation for damages during protests.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2026-01-29

The protests from three years ago were fuelled by a spiralling economic crisis that caused shortages of fuel, food and medicine, leading to Rajapaksa being ousted.

BBC·United Kingdom· 2025-12-03

Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, appointed Gnanasara to lead a taskforce charged with making legal amendments that were clearly anti-Muslim.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-11-25

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is mentioned in the context of his government's economic management.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-11-08

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has blessed the rally but has decided not to participate.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-11-04

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has also expressed support for the rally.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-11-04

Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the President of Sri Lanka who fled the country amid protests.

Público·Portugal· 2025-10-26

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as President, faced scrutiny regarding human rights issues during his tenure.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-10-25

Gotabaya Rajapaksa was removed from the presidency by protestors.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-10-15

Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country due to protests against his government's corruption.

Dagens Nyheter·Sweden· 2025-10-11

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is mentioned in the context of losing privileges due to amendments affecting former presidents.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-10-11

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is referenced in the context of the government's economic policies.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-09-29

The toppling of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka in July 2023 was part of a broader protest movement.

The Times of India·India· 2025-09-23

Mahinda Rajapaksa mentions his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a source of pride.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-09-23

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country on a military plane amid protests in Sri Lanka.

Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·Montenegro· 2025-09-21

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to India after resigning amid the protests in Sri Lanka.

ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri Lanka· 2025-09-20

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who served briefly as President from 2019, had several other elephant theft cases dropped.

The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-09-19