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Sri Lankan Ex-President Returns After Being Forced Out by Popular Protests

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa is unlikely to face more protests but there will be demands for action against him, analysts say

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  1. Digital Journal

    Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed president 'to return home' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top

  2. Tulsa World

    Sri Lanka's ousted president returns home after fleeing (opens Tulsa World)

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    Sri Lanka’s former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has returned to the country after he fled in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Sri Lanka: Deposed ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns from exile | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The former president fled in July after thousands of protesters stormed his home and office over economic conditions. Now Gotabaya Rajapaska has returned to Colombo.

  4. Winchester Star

    Sri Lanka's ousted president expected to return home (opens Winchester Star)

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    Ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return home more than seven weeks after he fled the country amid mass protests that demanded his resignation, holding him and

  5. The Guardian

    Gotabaya Rajapaksa: ousted former president returns to Sri Lanka (opens The Guardian)

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    Rajapaksa touched down in Colombo seven weeks after he fled the extraordinary protests triggered by an economic meltdown that many lay at his feet

  6. France 24

    Sri Lanka's deposed ex-leader returns from exile (opens France 24)

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    Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled amid the island's worst-ever economic crisis.

  7. France 24

    Sri Lanka's deposed leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns from exile (opens France 24)

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    Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country Friday, an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled amid the island's worst-ever economic crisis.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns weeks after fleeing island (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Rajapaksa resigned in July after protesters angered by a debilitating economic crisis stormed his office and residence.

  9. France 24

    Ousted Sri Lanka leader faces arrest calls after return (opens France 24)

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    Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor's government.

  10. Voice of America

    Sri Lankan Ex-President Returns After Being Forced Out by Popular Protests (opens Voice of America)

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    Gotabaya Rajapaksa is unlikely to face more protests but there will be demands for action against him, analysts say

  11. Local News 8

    He fled the country and went into hiding. Why has Sri Lanka's deposed leader come back now? (opens Local News 8)

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    By Rhea Mogul, CNN After more than 50 days, he’s back. Runaway former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to Colombo early on Saturday, Reuters has reported, citing a senior security official. The move threatens to reignite tensions in the crisis-hit country.

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    With no immunity, Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa faces legal troubles (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who returned home after seven weeks in exile following protests over economic hardships, could face legal action over forced disappearances of activists now that he has been stripped of constitutional immunity, a lawyer said Saturday.

  13. New York Times

    Sri Lanka’s Ex-President Returns Home, Just Weeks After Being Ousted (opens New York Times)

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    Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s fall from grace had seemed to end a powerful dynasty, but his arrival in the country’s capital, Colombo, shows how deeply entrenched his family is.

  14. The Guardian

    Calls for arrest of Sri Lanka’s ousted president after return (opens The Guardian)

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    Rights groups say Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled in July amid protests, should be brought to justice on a number of charges

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