How did the Rajapaksa family lead Sri Lanka to this point?

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Protests and riots in Sri Lanka have spread across the country since early April. It came from theSLOTXOeconomic crisis that people believed that the Rajapaksa family was the most responsible.

On July 11, 2022, protests against the government leaders in Sri Lanka Most recently, according to NDTV, the masses had taken over the presidential palace. There was a clip showing protesters counting stacks of cash found in the house's house. Sri Lankan President After a mass of thousands of people burst into the building. On Saturday, July 9, while President Kotabaya Rajapaksa fled before people told him he would resign on Wednesday, July 13.

Earlier, on May 11, 2022, the AP news agency reported the crisis in Sri Lanka that The army deployed soldiers and tanks to patrol the streets of Colombo. After President Kota Baya Rajapaksa ordered troops to move to security in the capital. and giving them the right to shoot rioters and violence.

The situation came after mass clashes between protesters and government supporters on Monday left at least nine people dead and more than 200 injured until Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned. from the position and moved into the barracks of the Navy

But the people continued to protest. because they want the president to resign together Meanwhile, angry protesters set fire to the homes of government leaders. including the old house of the royal family in Hambantotha in the south of the country as well

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(FILES) Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa received from Mr. Gotabaya, his sister who is the president (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
The military took control of the capital Causing high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense, Kamal Kunaratne, to confirm that The army did not seize any power. The former military president Rajapaksa is also the defense minister.
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