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Sri Lanka's ex-leader leaves Singapore
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 12, 2022 12:35 am

SINGAPORE: Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday left Singapore, where he had taken refuge following his flight from protesters at home, after he was given a visa only for about a month in the city-state.

Rajapaksa flew into Singapore from the Maldives on July 14 after fleeing a deepening economic crisis and widespread protests in Sri Lanka. He tendered his resignation shortly after his arrival.

This Oct. 7, 2019 file photo shows then-Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa waving to media as he leaves the election commission after filing his nomination in the capital Colombo. AP PHOTO

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