“It will take some time to completely eradicate terrorism from the country, we think about two years.”
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Mahinda Rajapaksa
Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. He thrice served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005, 2018, and 2019 to 2022. He was Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019, and the Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2015 and 2019 to 2021.
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politics · President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015 · politician · lawyer · trade unionist · head of government · also Mahinda Rajapaksa, Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa, Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa, MR, Mahinda, Rajapaksa
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2026· 15 entries
“Our intention was to save the Tamil people from the cruel grip of the LTTE. We all must now live as equals in this free country,”
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“We have liberated the whole country from LTTE terrorism,”
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“We must find a homegrown solution to this conflict. That solution should be acceptable to all the communities. We have to find a solution based on the philosophy of Buddhism.”
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“I am conceding. We have lost a good fight.”
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“For me, power is not an ornament, but a means to serve the people.”
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slguardian.org: China’s Colombo Reset: Has Beijing Learned from Its Rajapaksa Gamble?
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Gossip Lanka News: Even if Namal Rajapaksa is put in jail, we will make him president, even from jail.
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Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines - Print Edition Yoshitha Rajapaksa leaves CID - Daily Mirror
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Dawn: Rajapaksa party leader held over alleged death threat
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The New Indian Express: Sri Lanka police arrests former president Rajapaksa's party chief over death threat
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daily-sun.com: Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa party chief over alleged death threat - daily-sun.com
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Sri Lanka minister accused Rajapaksa family of killing ex-police chief” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Real quote by Upul Kumarapperuma on Sri Lanka's ex-leader Mahinda Rajapaksa” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Darshana Hadungoda was killed by the Rajapaksa family” False.
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2024· 1 entry
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa Reading A Sex Education Related Book !!(PHOTO)” Altered.
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2023· 2 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows anti-Rajapaksa protester turned Sri Lankan flag into underwear” Altered image.
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Rajapaksa was sanctioned by the Canadian government for the gross and systematic violations of human rights committed during the civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the militant organization Liberation Tige
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2022· 4 entries
The Quint rated the claim “Luxury cars set on fire by protesters were owned by Mahindra Rajapaksa's son.” False.
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Alt News rated the claim “Cars parked in the house of ex-Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa's son's house burnt” Half True.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Image claims NDTV published an article which reported that former Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa funds The Hindu reporter to create fake news about LTTE resurgence.” False.
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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members leaving the country secretly after May 9, 2022 incident.” Misleading.
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2020· 5 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Genuine image photographed during meeting with PM Rajapaksa and Yang Jeichi” Misleading.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows hotel built at Sri Lankan UNESCO heritage site by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa” Misleading.
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Career landmark: Minister of Urban Development & Housing (2020–2022).
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Career landmark: Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs (2020–2022).
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Career landmark: Minister of Economic Policies & Plan Implementation (2020–2022).
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2019· 5 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Picture shows Gotabaya Rajapaksa during military training in Pakistan in 1985” False.
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Yahoo: Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in Sri Lanka’s new PM
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Yahoo: UPDATE 4-Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa to be sworn in as PM by his brother
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2019–2022).
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A proxy of the former president that had split from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
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2018· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2018–2018).
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Campaign: 2018 local election.
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2017· 1 entry
Claimed that "there needs to be a standard
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2016· 1 entry
Rajapaksa loyalists created the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party in an attempt to split with the SLFP
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2015· 6 entries
Election lost: 2015 presidential election.
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Rajapaksa unsuccessfully sought to become prime minister again, after losing his third-term presidential bid, in the 2015 parliamentary elections
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Campaign: 2015 presidential election.
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The new government of President Maithripala Sirisena reopened the investigation over allegations that former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa ordered the assassination
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Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2015).
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2013· 1 entry
Career landmark: Commonwealth Chair-in-Office (2013–2015).
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Doctor of the Beijing Foreign Studies University (2011).
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (2010).
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WikiLeaks made public classified US messages sent during 2009 and 2010, stating that American diplomats, including the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Patricia A
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2009· 1 entry
Rajapaksa initiated several large-scale infrastructure projects such as the Colombo Lotus Tower, Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port, the Colombo Harbour South Container Terminal, the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
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2008· 1 entry
Reporters Without Borders ranked Sri Lanka 165th among 173 countries in its annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index
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2005· 4 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka (2005–2015).
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Rajapaksa extended the term of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Sarath Fonseka, less than 30 days before he was scheduled to retire
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Career landmark: Minister of Defence (2005–2015).
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Career landmark: President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015).
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2004–2005).
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition (2002–2004).
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: minister of fisheries (1997–2001).
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1994· 2 entries
Rajapaksa appeared in the Sinhalese film Nomiyena Minisun
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Following the victory of the People's Alliance, a political front led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party and headed by Chandrika Kumaratunga, Rajapaksa was appointed Minister of Labor
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1990· 1 entry
“If the government is going to deny human rights, we should go not only to Geneva, but to any place in the world, or hell if necessary, and act against the government. The lamentation of this country”
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1989· 2 entries
Representing the Hambantota District under proportional representation
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Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1989–2005).
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1985· 6 entries
“If there is any violations, we will take actions against anybody, anybody. I am ready to do that.”
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“If anyone who wants to complain about human rights violations in Sri Lanka, whether it's torture, whether it is rape, we have a system.”
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“All international laws are made by big, powerful countries but applied only on weaker ones like ours.”
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“I say: be fair. Be objective. Don't just come to conclusions based on one-sided "evidence.”
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“Discipline is not revenge. The nation can only be built through commitment, discipline and elimination of corruption.”
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“I have succeeded in uniting the territory. Now, I am entrusted with the task of uniting the hearts of all sections of our people. I willingly take over the noble task of creating peace among our communities.”
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1983· 1 entry
Rajapaksa married Shiranthi Wickremesinghe, a child psychologist and educator
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1970· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1970–1977).
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1957· 1 entry
Transferred to Thurstan College, where he took part in sports such as cricket, rugby and athletics, taking part in the 400m relay team and becoming the shot put champion
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1945· 2 entries
Born 1945-11-18.
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Rajapaksa was the third child and second son of D
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