[145], On 13 December 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that President Sirisena's decision to dissolve the Parliament 20 months before the end of its term was unconstitutional. In October 2018 Sirisena fired his prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, and attempted to appoint Rajapaksa in his place. He was first sworn in as the president in November 2005 and re-elected for a second time in office in January 2010 and served in this post till January 2015. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) party leader Sirima Bandaranaike offered his father's post of SLFP party organiser for the Beliatta electorate to his older brother Chamal. [35] Wickrematunge was detained briefly at Bandaranaike International Airport on 21 February 2006 as he arrived for a flight to Geneva. In August Rajapaksa was elected to Parliament, representing the Kurunegala district. Sri Lanka elections: Mahinda Rajapaksa declares victory in - CNN [211] Thus, critics have accused Rajapaksa of being narcissistic. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Rajapaksa also spelled Rajapakse, (born November 18, 1945, Weeraketiya, Sri Lanka), Sri Lankan politician who served as president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015, during which time he oversaw the end of the country's civil war (1983-2009), and later served as prime minister (2019-22). Rohitha Rajapaksa (born 15 June 1989; Age: 32 years) is a well-known sportsman, celebrity child, media face, pilot, engineer, and social media star from Colombo, Sri Lanka. [174] Noyahr was abducted and severely assaulted before being released in May 2008, after which he fled to Australia with his family, fearing for his life. [132] The government asserted that they had traced only $2 billion and were seeking access to a bank account that was held by the Rajapaksa family; Minister Samaraweera stated that it would not be an easy task to retrieve the assets held by the Rajapaksa family abroad, and was willing to go after those belonging to the state. Elected to Sri Lankan Parliament as the youngest MP at 24 in 1970, Rajapaksa has been the President of Sri Lanka twice and the Prime Minister on three occasions.
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