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Sri Lankan president, premier to step down

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July 9, 2022

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will leave his post after crowds stormed his official residence. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has also agreed to resign after protesters breached his home and set it on fire.

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