Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa (IPA: [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə], Sinhala:මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, full name Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; born November 18, 1945) is the 5th and current executive President of Sri Lanka. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6, 2004 until his victory in the 2005 Presidential election. He was sworn in for a six-year term as president on November 19, 2005. Rajapaksa was born in Weerakatiya in the southern rural... read more
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Former Sri Lanka army chief freed from prison
From New Zealand Herald Dated 21 May 2012 Sri Lanka's former army chief, who was imprisoned after losing an election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was released from prison to thousands of cheering supporters.As firecrackers erupted in the background, Sarath Fonseka promised...
Prominent rival of Sri Lanka president walks free
From Reuters.co.uk Dated 21 May 2012 COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's former army chief walked free from jail on Monday with a pardon from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who appears to have bowed to growing international demands that he release his highest-profile rival. Related Stories ...
Ex-Sri Lankan army chief leaves prison
From Al Jazeera Dated 21 May 2012 Sarath Fonseka walks free after pardon by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his former main political rival.
Prominent rival of Sri Lanka president walks free
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 21 May 2012 COLOMBO, May 21 – Sri Lanka’s former army chief walked free from jail today with a pardon from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who appears to have bowed to international demands for the release of his high-profile rival while erasing the image...
Prominent rival of Sri Lanka president walks free
From Reuters.co.uk Dated 21 May 2012 COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's former army chief walked free from jail on Monday with a pardon from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who appears to have bowed to growing international demands that he release his highest-profile rival. Related Stories ...
Sri Lanka ex-army chief freed
From Big News Network Dated 21 May 2012 The former Sri Lankan army chief, Sarath Fonseka, has been freed after two years in prison. Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed the release order over the weekend, but legal ...
Former Sri Lanka army chief freed from prison
From Big News Network Dated 21 May 2012 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lanka's former army chief, who was imprisoned after losing an election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was released from prison Monday to thousands of cheering ...
Former Sri Lanka army chief Sarath Fonseka freed from prison
From The Daily Telegraph Dated 21 May 2012 Sri Lanka's former army chief, who was imprisoned after losing an election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was released from prison on Monday.
Former Sri Lanka Army Chief Freed
From OpinionJournal Dated 21 May 2012 Sri Lanka's former army chief, who was imprisoned after losing an election to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was released from prison to thousands of cheering supporters.
Prominent rival of Sri Lanka president walks free
From Times of India Dated 21 May 2012 Sri Lanka's former army chief walked free from jail on Monday with a pardon from President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who appears to have bowed to growing international demands that he release his highest-profile rival.
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