• The Rajapaksa family (Sinhala: රාජපක්ෂ, romanized: Rājapakṣa) is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in politics. It was one of Sri Lanka's most powerful...
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    Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served...
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    President Mahinda Rajapaksa, during the final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War. Born to a political family from the Southern Province, Rajapaksa was educated...
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  • Rohitha Rajapaksa (born 15 June 1989) is a Sri Lankan and media personality. He is the youngest son of Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He...
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    members of the Rajapaksa family have been members of parliament in Sri Lanka. Shashindra Rajapaksa (eldest son of Rajapaksa) is the former chief Minister...
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    Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (Sinhala: ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ, Tamil: நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan Politician...
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    Basil Rajapaksa (born 27 April 1951) is a Sri Lankan-American politician. He is a former Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for the national...
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    Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a Sri Lankan politician and former military officer who served as the 8th president of Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022, initiated a self-imposed...
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  • Lieutenant Commander Yoshitha Rajapaksa (born 12 June 1988) is a Sri Lankan sportsman and former naval officer. He is the son of the sixth president of...
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  • Don Alwin Rajapaksa (Sinhala: දොන් ඇල්වින් රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: டான் ஆல்வின் ராஜபக்ஷ; 5 November 1905 – 7 November 1967) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member...
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    Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa (known as Shasheendra Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a Member of Sri Lankan Parliament for Monaragala District...
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    This included three ministers from the Rajapaksa family: Chamal Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa, and Namal Rajapaksa. The president was to announce the new...
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  • Rajapaksa or Rajapakse is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Rajapaksa family, Sri Lankan political dynasty Ajith Rajapakse...
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    with Rajapaksa family brothers Basil Rajapaksa as finance minister and Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister, and several more members of the Rajapaksa family...
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    Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa (born 13 April 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former deputy minister...
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    2022 Sri Lankan protests (category Gotabaya Rajapaksa)
    demand was the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and key officials from the Rajapaksa family. Despite the involvement of several opposition parties...
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    nation's worst economic crisis since independence. Protesters blamed the Rajapaksa family, one which had been dominating Sri Lankan politics for decades, for...
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    2019 Sri Lankan presidential election (category Gotabaya Rajapaksa)
    Rajapaksa won the election in a landslide victory, defeating his main opponent Premadasa by a significant margin, thus bringing the Rajapaksa family back...
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  • and his wife Dandina Rajapaksa of the Rajapaksa family, the parents of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The museum contained...
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    Presidents of South Korea. In Sri Lanka, the Rajapaksa family has had 2 presidents and 1 prime minister. Also, the family has many of their extended relatives...
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    Lanka Vote Hands Rajapaksa Family a Bigger Slice of Control". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 August 2020. "Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri...
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    parliament. Five members of the Rajapaksa family won seats in the new parliament. Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa became the new prime minister. In...
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  • Medamulana Walawwa (category Mahinda Rajapaksa)
    home of the Rajapaksa family. It is a walawwa located in Beliatta, Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. It was the home of Don David Rajapaksa, the Vidane...
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  • parliament, and five members of the Rajapaksa family won a seat in the parliament. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa became the new prime minister. Local...
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    2022 Sri Lankan political crisis (category Gotabaya Rajapaksa)
    crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests...
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    company Temasek Holdings. The family members dispute the charges as they arise. Former President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been accused of nepotism...
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  • demand was the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and key officials from the Rajapaksa family. Despite the involvement of several opposition parties...
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  • Don Mathew Rajapaksa (known as D. M. Rajapaksa - the Lion of Ruhuna) (27 November 1897–18 May 1945) was a Ceylonese politician and a member of State Council...
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  • George Rajapaksa (25 December 1926 – 18 June 1976) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Health, Fisheries and a Member of...
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  • with Rajapaksa family brothers Basil Rajapaksa as finance minister and Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister, and several more members of the Rajapaksa family...
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