Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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and concluded that Sri Lanka "does not need them", and that they don't provide any significant amount of aid to the country. Critics pointed out that in 1990 his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa was caught attempting to bring evidence of human rights violations in Sri Lanka to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the evidence was confiscated by the government during which Rajapaksa justified foreign intervention in Sri Lankan affairs. Mahinda Rajapaksa had also demanded western nations to limit and put conditions on foreign aid to Sri Lanka.

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requirement for him to get his visa and have the appointment regularised by the Foreign Ministry. But after the elections, Rajapaska requested his departure to be postponed, claiming an urgent matter regarding national security. Technical evidence and telephone records have placed Bulathwatte at the location where Lasantha was killed and in the places where other journalists were attacked. Investigations on assassinations, abductions and assaults on journalist after the fall of the Rajapaksa government revealed that Gotabaya directed a

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200 million income-support program, and "huge sums to import hundreds of thousands of tons of rice". Rajapaksa's "sudden and disastrous turn toward organic farming" was panned in international media and the policies were scaled back before the year was over. By April 2022, the government had reversed its decision and was seeking a US$ 700 million loan from the World Bank to revive the agricultural sector by providing it with imported agrochemicals following a massive drop production in the "Maha" season.

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Wickrematunge. A few weeks after the Noyahr abduction in 2008, Namal Perera, a course coordinator at the Sri Lanka College of Journalism, was violently attacked by a gang that came in the same White Van with a fake number plate and attempted to abduct him after attacking his car but was foiled by residents and heavy traffic. Namal Perera identified two of his would-be-killers Duminda Weeraratne and Hemachandra Perera in April 2017.

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March reported that Sri Lanka was facing an solvency problem with unsustainable debt. The administration has been heavily leaning on friendly countries such as China and India for cash swaps, credit lines and loans to import essentials and debt service, in turn facing accusations of making strategic concessions to these countries. Following severe shortages of fuel, the state owned

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Gotabaya's citizenship. He was also allowed to contest at the elections but did not take part in the debate among presidential candidates which was held on 5 October 2019, was also historically Sri Lanka's first-ever debate to have been conducted among presidential candidates for an upcoming election. Rajapaksa's name was included in the

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bailout in favour of a homegrown solution for the debt crisis. This strategy depleted foreign currency reserves and gold reserves in an effort to bolster the Sri Lankan Rupee and repayment of sovereign bonds, the central bank free floated of the currency in early March which saw a 30% depreciation of

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Rajapaksa administration introduced massive tax cuts in late 2019, which lead to a drop in government revenue that was soon compounded with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the island nation losing its lucrative US$ 3 billion tourism industry that put 200,000 out of work in 2020 and most

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In April 2021, Rajapaksa "declared that the entire country would immediately switch to organic farming", yet as of February 2022, still "a majority of farmers say they received no training in organic techniques". The 2021 rice harvest failed, leading to a $ 1.2 billion emergency food aid program, a $

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accused him of having American citizenship and claimed that he stayed and lived in America for more than ten years and revealed that he was not a Sri Lankan citizen. Gotabaya was also pressured to not to contest at the presidential elections because of holding dual citizenship. Further he was alleged

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to have a combination of brothers taking charge as president and Prime Minister of a country at the same occasion. Following the protests calling for his resignation, Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a new Cabinet to pacify the protests. He took away the power from three of his relatives, ousting two of

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It was widely speculated and even claimed by several politicians that Gotabaya Rajapaksa would be contesting the 2020 elections. However, this was denied by Rajapaksa but claimed that he will accept if he was offered the candidacy. Fuelling speculation even more, Rajapaksa appointed a communications

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Rajapaksa has been accused of threatening journalists on several occasions, including telling two journalists attached to the state-owned Lake House Publications that unless they stop criticising the armed forces "what will happen to you is beyond my control". When asked by the two journalists if he

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On 3 February 2009, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated to the international media (in reference to the only hospital in the war front being shelled), that everything was a legitimate target if they were not within the government designated No Fire Zone and that all persons subject to attack

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In June 2007, Rajapaksa was severely critical of the United Nations (UN) and of western governments. He accused the UN of having been infiltrated by terrorists "for 30 years or so", and as a result the UN was fed incorrect information. He also alleged that Britain and the EU were bullying Sri Lanka,

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was forced to implement 10–13 hour power cuts across the island in late March. This triggered popular protests in parts of the island and on the night of 31 March, protesters charged at Rajapaksa's private residence in Mirihana which turned violent, resulting in the police dispersing the crowds and

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in March 2022 the government's approval rating had fallen to just 10% as a result of the crisis. The Rajapaksa administration reached out the IMF in March as public protests increased in the face of shortages of electricity, fuel, cooking gas, medicine and food, with an IMF report published in late

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The Sri Lankan government under President Gotabaya transferred the administration of non-protected forests, known as "other state forests" (OSF), to regional authorities, in a controversial circular, with a view to releasing them for agriculture and development. The move was claimed to be a part of

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on 18 November 2019. It is the first elected office Rajapaksa has held and he is the first non-career politician and former military officer to serve as president. Following the assumption of the office of president, he announced intentions to form a new government and taking over the portfolio of

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Rajapaksa took early retirement from the army and moved into the field of information technology, before migrating to the United States in 1998. He returned to Sri Lanka in 2005, to assist his brother in his presidential campaign and was appointed Defence Secretary in his brother's administration.

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on 11 July that the President was on a Navy vessel in Sri Lankan waters. Later that day, the Speaker of the Parliament announced that the President was still in the country. It was later revealed that Rajapaksa and his wife were evacuated from the President's House on the morning of 9 July by the

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as a private arsenal. The travel ban was lifted by the court in December 2016. UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera claimed that Gotabaya's son illegally occupied a house rented for a consulate in Los Angeles and caused millions of rupees in losses to the state. Rajapaksa rejected the allegations regarding

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Bandara Bulathwatte, a key suspect in the murder of Lasantha, was given a diplomatic post in Thailand at the request of Gotabaya Rajapaksa near the 2010 presidential election. The letter sent by Gotabaya was prepared in haste and even the biodata of Bulathwatte was not attached despite it being a

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In an interview on the Sri Lanka TV channel Ada Derana on 16 March 2015, Rajapaksa stated that he was a citizen of the United States but couldn't travel to the United States because of alleged war crimes charges against him. Rajapaksa however visited the United States in 2016 and two Tamil groups

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was also accused of using his executive powers to grant his brother, the Sri Lankan citizenship after commencing his first term as president in November 2005. The judge of the Court of Appeal gave verdict on the former's pending court cases on 4 October 2019, dismissed the petition challenging

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resulted in a White Van being discovered in 2017 March from a house at Piliyandala with connections to an Army Major that was believed to have been used for the abduction. Police believes that the van may have been used for other crimes as well as being part of the operation to murder Lasantha

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raised the observation, "President Rajapaksa would be well advised to distance himself swiftly from his brother's stream-of-consciousness on sensitive issues that are not his business. This includes an outrageous comment that because a Tamil woman, an "LTTE cadre" who was a British national,

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said in a statement that Rajapaksa had been allowed entry into Singapore on a private visit, and that he had neither asked for nor been granted any asylum. Later that day, President Rajapaksa sent his resignation letter to the Speaker of the Parliament through email, formally announcing his

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of Appeals granted Wickrematunge's daughter's request to vacate the District Court's ruling that Rajapaksa is entitled to foreign official immunity for acts committed while he was Secretary of Defense of Sri Lanka. The Ninth Circuit granted the request to dismiss the case without prejudice.

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found Rajapaksa, his brothers Mahinda and Basil and several other officials guilty of economic mismanagement between 2019 and 2022, stating that the respondents breached the fundamental rights to equal protection of the law in terms of Article 12(1) of the Constitution. While no order for

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areas of the island which included the districts of Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Monaragala, Ratnapura, Badulla, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Gampaha, Kandy, Matale, Polonnaruwa Colombo, Kegalle and Anuradhapura, while Premadasa gained a majority in areas dominated by

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interviewed in the Channel 4 documentary was "so attractive" but had been neither raped nor killed by Sri Lankan soldiers, the allegation of sexual assault by soldiers could not be true. For this statement alone, Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa must be taken to task."

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who led the war against LTTE had accused Rajapaksa of ordering at the end of the war the shooting of any LTTE leaders who might try to surrender under flags of truce. Rajapaksa is alleged to have threatened to execute Fonseka if he revealed any war secrets.

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when the number of cases began to rise. Rajapaksa dissolved parliament on 2 March. The election was initially put on by Rajapakse on 25 April 2020, was then postponed by the election commission to 20 June 2020. His administration is said to have caused the

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won just 54 seats. SLPP victory is mainly owing to the predominant success in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the negative publicity about the UNP-led government, which was accused of a major intelligence failure triggered by the aftermath of the

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On 9 July 2022, Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo prior to protesters breaking through police barricades and entering the premises. Protesters were seen occupying the mansion, even swimming in the president's pool. Later that evening the

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had agreed to resign for Rajapaksa to form a caretaker government until fresh parliamentary elections can be held after the President can constitutionally dissolve parliament in March 2020. On the same day, the presidential secretariat called for all

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and sailed within Sri Lankan territorial waters allowing Rajapaksa to maintain communications while being safely out of reach of the protesters. On 12 July, it was reported that Rajapaksa was blocked from leaving the country by immigration staff at

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to stand in solidarity with Rajapaksa. Due to the case filed against him, Rajapaksa's ability to renounce his citizenship was stalled. Rajapaksa alleged that the case filed against him by Wickrematunge's daughter was "politically motivated" by the

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on 10 November 2006. At a magisterial hearing in Colombo on 26 February 2016, Liyanarachchi Abeyrathna, a former police officer attached to the State Intelligence Agency, stated that Gotabaya Rajapaksa paid Rs.50 million to an organisation led by

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In order to assist his brother's presidential election campaign, Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka from the United States in 2005. He re obtained citizenship of Sri Lanka but kept his US citizenship. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was appointed to the post of

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confirmed that the president would resign his office on 13 July 2022. On 11 July, the Prime Minister's Office also reconfirmed it. On 9 and 10 July, Rajapaksa's whereabouts were unknown to the public until Sri Lankan military sources told the

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government efforts to boost domestic food production, but has been criticized by environmental activists as government-backed deforestation and implied permission-granting for unregulated logging concessions in high biodiversity areas.

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as acting president under Article 37 (1) of the constitution of Sri Lanka. However, Rajapaksa was yet to officially resign from presidency on 13 July as he had previously announced on 9 July. On 14 July, Rajapaksa left Maldives for

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Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is married to Ioma and has one son. Rajapaksa had dual Sri Lankan and US citizenship but had to renounce his US citizenship prior to running for president in 2019. His wife and son retain their US citizenship.

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and lawyers representing Rajapaksa wrote to Wickrematunge threatening to sue him for defamation for Rs. 2 billion (€14 million) in damages. On 22 February 2008, Rajapaksa filed a lawsuit for defamation against Wickrematunge and

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expressed her disappointment over "white van" related disappearances reported in Colombo and other parts of the country, which were not covered by the Commission of Inquiry on Disappearances set up by the government.

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to have carried a duplicate Sri Lankan passport with him and court cases were pending against him over the citizenship issue and the issue regarding his passport. Former President and the elder brother of Gotabaya,

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while in course and returned to his staff appointment at Army Headquarters in January 1989. In July 1989, he was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Gajaba Regiment. Soon after the 1GR was moved to

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was formed. Having been transferred to the Gajaba Regiment, on his return to the island, he was appointed second-in-command of the 1st Battalion, Gajaba Regiment (1GR) under the command of Lieutenant Colonel

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declaring a curfew until dawn. On 3 April, the entire cabinet of ministers resigned and Rajapaksa offered to form a national government with the other political parties in parliament, which was turned down.

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at the age of 24 in 1970, who gradually rose through the party ranks becoming the Leader of the Opposition in 2001, Prime Minister in 2004 and the President of Sri Lanka in 2005. Two of his other brothers,

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On 18 April, Rajapaksa appointed 17 new cabinet members, selected among his party members. This move was seen as a sign of Rajapaksa's lack of willingness to listen and adhere to the protesters' demands.

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guarding him obstructed the vehicle carrying the explosives before it reached Rajapakse's vehicle and two commandos were instantly killed. Rajapaksa escaped unhurt. The LTTE were blamed for the attack.

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On 2 September 2022, Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka, ending his 52-day self-imposed exile. On his return he was provided with a new official residence and security granted to a former president.

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provided further evidence to the Sri Lankan government on corrupt military procurements. In March 2015, a Sri Lankan court imposed a travel ban on Rajapaksa over allegations he used a commercial

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via a military aircraft and began a 50-day self-exile, and officially emailed his resignation letter from Singapore the next day. Rajapaksa later returned to Sri Lanka, on 2 September.

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compensation was made since the petitioners did claim any compensation, the court ordered that each petitioner was entitled to a legal cost of Rs.150,000 (USD450) by the respondents.

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under its first commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel V. K. Nanayakkara. Rajapaksa played a major role in establishing the regimental headquarters of the newly formed regiment at

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was threatening them, he replied "I am definitely not threatening your lives. Our services are appreciated by 99 per cent of the people. They love the Army Commander (General

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to attack journalists that was outside the Army command structure. During this time 17 journalists and media workers were killed and others were either assaulted or abducted.

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and took part in preparing a report on encroachment of state lands in the north and eastern provinces for the Defense Ministry. Thereafter in 1980, he joined the newly formed

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certificate for conducting his election campaign representing SLPP in eco-friendly manner. His election campaign became the first zero carbon election campaign in the world.

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undertaking counter insurgency operations in the district and remained in that capacity until end of the insurrection in December 1989. During 1990, he commanded 1GR in

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since its independence in 1948 due to the loss of revenue from tax cuts, rampant money printing and unsustainable borrowings. By end of 2021, Sri Lanka was facing a

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granted Gotabaya Rajapaksa's motion to dismiss, finding that he was entitled to foreign official immunity for acts undertaken while serving as Secretary of Defense.

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in November 2005 by newly elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa. In this capacity, he oversaw the military operation which eventually defeated the LTTE in May 2009.

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Champika Liyanaarachchi and threatening her, saying that she would escape reprisals only if she resigned. He was also accused of threatening to "exterminate" the

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as Secretary of Defence, as well as a new Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 20 November, Prime Minister

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and joined Informatics, an IT firm based in Colombo as a Marketing Manager in 1992. He subsequently migrated to the United States in 1998 and worked at

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Rajapaksa arrived back to Sri Lanka from the United States and was greeted by his supporters and members of the Buddhist Clergy who came to the

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in 1987. In July 1987, the 1GR was transferred to Colombo and Rajapaksa assisted Colonel Wimalaratne in securing Colombo with the outset of the

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and nepotism rose as members of the Rajapaksa family were appointed to several positions of power, and led the country during the onset of the

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quoted his news reporting position as "he insists that journalists should not be allowed to report anything that demoralises the war effort".

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urged the United States government to arrest and prosecute him. Sri Lankan government rejected the call to arrest Rajapaksa by Tamil groups.

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of 2021. Although the export sector picked up by 2021 and tourism started picking up, it appeared that Sri Lanka was facing its most severe

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With his position, Rajapaksa also pursued projects like the Colombo Beautification Project, which revitalised public centers and parks in

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Several weeks later, Wickrematunge was assassinated days before he was to testify and give evidence in court regarding the MiG deal.

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tendered an unconditional apology to Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a series of articles regarding the purchase of MIG 27 airplanes for the

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as an infantry officer. In April 1975, he attended the infantry young officers course at the School of Infantry and Tactics,

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the Rupee against the dollar in days following major shortages of fuel, food and medicine. According to a poll conducted by

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On 5 December 2008, a judge ordered Leader Publications not to publish any reports about Gotabaya Rajapaksa, for two weeks.

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On 14 November 2023, following a case filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) and other four activists, the

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Following his return to civilian life, Rajapaksa read for a postgraduate diploma in information technology from the

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Gamini Gunaratna, Sri Lanka News Paper by LankaPage.com (LLC)- Latest Hot News from Sri Lanka (6 September 2009).

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by the armed forces were legitimate LTTE targets as there were no independent observers, only LTTE sympathisers.

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on 6 September 2009, along with his brother President Mahinda Rajapaksa following public acclaim as a war hero.

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until his battalion was transferred to Trincomalee in October 1987. In December 1987, Rajapaksa appointed a

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During his tenure the Sri Lankan Armed Forces successfully concluded the Sri Lankan Civil War defeating the

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During his 20 years of military service, Rajapaksa has received medals from three Presidents of Sri Lanka,

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In September 2018 Director of the Anti Corruption Movement revealed a conspiracy to assassinate President

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resignation. Rajapaksa would be the first Sri Lankan president to resign in the middle of his term.

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In his resignation letter which was formally read out at the parliament on 16 July, he had stated:

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regiments. He saw active service in the early stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War with the elite

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journalist Uditha Jayasinghe for writing articles about the plight of civilian war casualties.

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his brothers and his nephew from the Cabinet. Mahinda Rajapaksa was still the Prime Minister.

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On 1 December 2006, at approximately 10:35 an assassin attempted to drive an explosive-laden

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While Rajapaksa was at staff college in India, the Rajarata Rifles were amalgamated with the

1106: 1010: 856:, are also current Members of Parliament. He obtained his primary and secondary education at 473: 335: 5574:"Coronavirus cases climb to 43 in Sri Lanka; no lockdown, says President Gotabaya Rajapaksa" 3421: 1614:

and former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa because the duo are against the drug trade.

1215:, serving as the military coordinating officer for the Weli Oya sector under the command of 7798: 7758: 7748: 7728: 7624: 7362: 7345: 5405: 5379: 5353: 4608: 2706: 2286: 2131: 2064: 1989: 1799: 1786: 1611: 1513: 1159: 1143: 1118: 1094: 1038: 1006: 721: 682: 583: 273: 249: 205: 193: 181: 137: 125: 109: 7046:"Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka President and defence secretary conferred honorary doctorates" 5862:"Veddah Chief's challenge of deforestation will be supported in Court of Appeal on Friday" 2880: 1186:, Director of Training. In 1988, he attended the advanced infantry officers course at the 8: 7383: 2740: 2187: 2076: 1981: 1680: 1566: 1409: 1400: 1396: 1349: 1270: 1263: 1082: 1078: 800: 637: 612: 261: 43: 6707:"Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa set to fly to Singapore via Maldives – government source" 4268: 4236: 1425:

Wickrematunge's daughter has publicly held Rajapaksa responsible for the assassination.

7636: 7224: 6542: 5992:"Govt. seeks US$ 700mn from World Bank to buy chemical fertiliser, revive agriculture" 5964: 5933: 5900: 5218: 4833:"Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa Meets New Chinese Ambassador To Sri Lanka" 4147: 3967:"Secret military death squad killed journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, CID tells court" 3811:"Video: Signs of Sri Lanka moving towards authoritarianism-Pillay | Breaking News" 3680: 3628: 3544: 3218: 2598: 1824: 1544: 1230: 1195: 1139: 1002: 792: 775:. Economic mismanagement drove the country to bankruptcy, causing Sri Lanka to declare 748:

in 2009. He was a target of an assassination attempt in December 2006 by a Tamil Tiger

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and held the position until his early retirement from the army on 1 November 1991.

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from 2005 to 2015 under the administration of his elder brother former President

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following his policies of tax reduction, money printing, and organic farming.

599: 7787: 7216: 6849:"President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Resigns – letter sent to Speaker of Parliament" 6044:"Sri Lanka does not need the IMF at the moment, no default: Minister Cabraal" 4749: 4333: 4295: 3497: 1977: 1961: 1779: 1762: 1438: 1316: 1288: 1227: 1219: 1175: 1151: 1070: 998: 5633: 4858: 4284:"Sri Lankan Army Is Pushing for End to 25-Year War Against the Tamil Rebels" 3915:"Key suspect in Sri Lanka editor killing given diplomatic post by Gotabhaya" 3176: 6614:"Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country on military jet" 4603: 4599:"Sri Lankan court imposes travel ban on former defence secretary Rajapaksa" 3993:"Another Army soldier arrested for 2008 assault on Journalist Keith Noyahr" 2651:"Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees the country on military jet" 2382:

List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Sri Lankan government forces

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The Broken Palmyra – The Tamil Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Inside Account

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defence. On 19 November 2019, following taking over assumed duties at the

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and Rajapaksa was appointment as the military coordinating officer of the

1081:. During this time he attended the senior staff and tactics course at the 608: 7220: 6256:"Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Under fire Sri Lanka president appoints new cabinet" 6122:"Only 10% approve the way current government is working – Survey reveals" 2359: 1905: 1483: 1320: 1163: 820: 701: 6950:"Sri Lanka top court rules Rajapaksa brothers guilty of economic crisis" 2415: 1355: 831:. He hails from a well-known political family in Sri Lanka. His father, 6978:"Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa brothers among 13 leaders responsible for crisis" 6484:"Lankan Prez Rajapaksa still in country, says speaker Yapa Abeywardena" 5514:"Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Beleaguered Sri Lanka leader appoints new cabinet" 4359: 1794:

to tender their resignations. On 21 November, he appointed his brother

1284:, as well as many other development projects focused on places such as 1030: 828: 7773: 5154:"Gotabaya Rajapaksa Named Presidential Candidate | Asian Tribune" 2863:

1 Gotabaya Rajapaksha-Talk at "Tech Colloquium" organised by Microsoft

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Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development (2005–2015)

1146:. During this time he commanded detachments of his battalion based in 545: 7400: 7228: 6993:"Mahinda, Gota, Basil and others responsible for economic crisis -SC" 6954: 6070:"Sri Lanka to start debt restructuring discussion with IMF – Reuters" 5484:"Sri Lanka: President drops 3 relatives in new Cabinet amid protests" 5184:"Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's dual citizenship document is a blank document" 5161: 3654: 3028:"Defence Ministry adds UD to its name :::DailyFT – Be Empowered" 1994: 1728:

During the campaign, several political parties including then ruling

1553: 1216: 1025:. Soon after he was sent for the signal young officers course at the 508: 6822:

Devaraj, Samuel; Ganesan, Deepanraj; Yong, Charissa (14 July 2022).

5961:"Sri Lanka to pay $ 200m compensation for failed organic farm drive" 3889:"Sri Lankan journalist Namal Perera identifies his would-be killers" 1551:

In an editorial titled "A brother out of control" (16 August 2011),

6457: 6230:"Dozens arrested in Sri Lanka amid protests over worsening economy" 4935:"Checkmate inside ahimsa Wickrematunge's legal gambit against gota" 3426: 2442: 1985: 1806:. Thus, Sri Lanka became only the second nation in the world after 1654: 1585: 1584:

and others had accused Rajapaksa of corruption since 2006. In 2015

1292: 1212: 1090: 713: 6907:"Sri Lanka's deposed leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns from exile" 4097:"Canada sanctions Rajapaksa brothers over human rights violations" 2097: 1740:

Quarterly Publication of Individuals Who Have Chosen to Expatriate

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On 10 January 2023, Gotabaya and his brother and former president

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Commandants of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

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War and Peace in Sri Lanka: With a Post-Accord Report From Jaffna

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to stop him from contesting the presidential election that year.

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for "gross and systematic violations of human rights" during the

1493: 1389: 1281: 1058: 5660:"Politics of Postponing Parliamentary Elections Amid a Pandemic" 3863:"A van suspected to have been used to abduct Keith Noyahr found" 3785:"A Top Sri Lankan Major General, The US And Gotabhaya Rajapaksa" 3755:"Sri Lanka does not support calls for the US to arrest Gotabaya" 2535:"People want non-traditional politicians – Gotabhaya Rajapaksa" 1828: 1807: 1717: 1713: 1509: 1200: 1147: 1033:. On his return, he was assigned as the signals officer to the 796: 5214:"Court rejects challenge to Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's citizenship" 2779:. www.defence.lk (30 December 2008). Retrieved on 9 July 2012. 917:

from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially

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On 21 October 2019, the United States District Court for the

1233:. In January 1991, he was appointed Deputy Commandant of the 1050: 1372: 779:

for the first time since gaining independence in 1948. This

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In the morning of 13 July, Rajapaksa left Sri Lanka via an

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and with 1 GR took part in the Operation "Strike Hard" and

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Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development

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from the original on 21 December 2021 – via YouTube.

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Jason Burke, South Asia correspondent (18 November 2011).

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effectively during the war to defeat the LTTE. The former

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Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development

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announced that Rajapaksa will be their candidate for the

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in April 1977. Following the change of government in the

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Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa was born in Palatuwa in the

7297: 6516:"The story behind Gotabaya's dramatic escape from Lanka" 5354:"Dr. P. B. Jayasundara appointed Secretary to President" 3624:"Fonseka will be hanged if he spills war secrets: Lanka" 3392:"BBC World Service and Sunday Leader newspaper censored" 1344:

commander Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, better known as

791:. The Rajapaksa administration responded by declaring a 7824:

Candidates in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election

7132:"President honoured for eco-friendly election campaign" 6308:"Sri Lanka crisis: Protesters swim in president's pool" 4695:"Mangala levels charges against Gota over LA residence" 4071:"Gotabaya has given 50 million for the Raviraj killers" 3087:"CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers" 2527: 2478:. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 22 September 2019. Archived from 2036: 819:, as the fifth of nine siblings, and was brought up in 2974:. Department of Government Information. 14 July 2014. 2911:"Diyatha Uyana enhanced facilities under second stage" 2079:, service medals and campaign medals. He received the 1720:

minorities, which had been effected by the civil war.

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aircraft. involving the "duplicitous" purchase of the

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commanding the 1GR, the offensive mounted to liberate

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa received an Honorary Doctorate, a

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and his visa request for United States was rejected.

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started in March 2020. Rajapakse at first refused to

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President Rajapaksa meets with Indian Prime Minister

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa during an official tour of Brazil

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in the first combat award ceremony. He took part in

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