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Unpopular Sri Lankan prime minister is elected president, risking new turmoil
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRanil Wickremesinghe, a six-time prime minister of Sri Lanka, was elected president by lawmakers...
New Sri Lankan president sworn in, police clear protest site
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVeteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president Thursday to take...
On This Day, May 1: Rev. Jackson-Milosevic talk liberates U.S. soldiers
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoOn May 1, 1999, a meeting between the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic...
Factbox-Three frontrunners in race to become Sri Lanka's next president
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA six-time prime minister, the leader of the main opposition party and a...
Here Are The Main Contenders to Be Sri Lanka’s Next President
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Bloomberg) -- The race to select Sri Lanka’s next president has begun as Gotabaya Rajapaksa stepped...
Sri Lanka could tip back to chaos if six-time PM voted president
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSri Lanka's parliament will choose between three candidates for president on Wednesday, hoping the new leader will be able to pull the island out of its worst economic and political crisis since ...