Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Glossary

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1. 264 relations: ABC News (United States), Agence France-Presse, Ajith Cabraal, Al Jazeera English, Alavi Moulana, All Ceylon Makkal Congress, Amnesty International, Associated Press, Athuraliye Rathana Thero, Attorney at law, Attorney General of Sri Lanka, Attorneys in Sri Lanka, Authoritarian socialism, Backbencher, Ban Ki-moon, Bandaranaike International Airport, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Basil Rajapaksa, BBC, BBC News, BBC News (international TV channel), Beijing Language and Culture University, Beliatta Electoral District, Bodu Bala Sena, British Ceylon, Call to the bar, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Ceylon Today, Ceylon Workers' Congress, Chamal Rajapaksa, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Channel 4 News, Chicago Tribune, Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka), Colombo, Colombo Telegraph, Commander (Royal Navy), Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka), Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka), Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Sri Lanka), Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, Court-martial, Cricket, Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka), Cult of personality, D. A. Rajapaksa, D. M. Jayaratne, D. M. Rajapaksa, ... Expand index (214 more) »

2. Alumni of Sri Lanka Law College
3. Alumni of Thurstan College
4. Candidates in the 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election
5. Candidates in the 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election
6. Commonwealth Chairpersons-in-Office
7. Defence ministers of Sri Lanka
8. Finance ministers of Sri Lanka
9. Fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka
10. Labour ministers of Sri Lanka
11. Leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)
12. Presidents of Sri Lanka
13. Prime ministers of Sri Lanka
14. Rajapaksa family
15. Shipping ministers of Sri Lanka
16. Sri Lankan actor-politicians
17. Sri Lankan nationalists
18. Sri Lankan trade unionists
19. Urban development ministers of Sri Lanka

ABC News (United States)

ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.

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Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.

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Ajith Cabraal

Ajith Nivard Cabraal (අජිත් නිවාඩ් කබ්රාල්) (born 14 December 1954) is a Sri Lankan accountant and politician who was also the 16th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ajith Cabraal are members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English (AJE; lit) is a 24-hour English-language news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partially funded by the government of Qatar.

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Alavi Moulana

Seyed Ahmed Seyed Alavi Moulana (1 January 1932 – 15 June 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician, who entered politics in 1948 as a trade unionist. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Alavi Moulana are labour ministers of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians and Sri Lankan trade unionists.

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All Ceylon Makkal Congress

The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (translit; සමස්ත ලංකා මහජන කොංග්‍රසය Samasta Lanka Muslim Kongrasaya) is a registered political party in Sri Lanka.

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Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Athuraliye Rathana Thero

Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero (අතුරලියේ රතන හිමි; born 5 October 1962), is a Sri Lankan Bhikkhu politician and a Member of Parliament. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Athuraliye Rathana Thero are members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka and members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Attorney at law

Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States.

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Attorney General of Sri Lanka

The attorney general of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

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Attorneys in Sri Lanka

An Attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in Sri Lanka is the only legal practitioners authorised to represent others in all court of law in the island and are also authorised to give advice regarding any matter of law. Mahinda Rajapaksa and attorneys in Sri Lanka are Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Authoritarian socialism, or socialism from above, is an economic and political system supporting some form of socialist economics while rejecting political pluralism.

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Backbencher

In Westminster and other parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a member of parliament (MP) or a legislator who occupies no governmental office and is not a frontbench spokesperson in the Opposition, being instead simply a member of the "rank and file".

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Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016.

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Bandaranaike International Airport

Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Bandāranāyaka Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: பண்டாரநாயக்க சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், romanized: Paṇṭāranāyakka Carvatēca Vimāṉa Nilaiyam) (commonly known as Colombo International Airport, Colombo–Bandaranaike International Airport, and locally as Katunayake International Airport) (IATA: CMB, ICAO: VCBI) is the main international airport serving Sri Lanka.

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Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall

The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), (බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යාන්තර සම්මන්ත්‍රණ ශාලාව பண்டாரநாயக்க சர்வதேச மாநாட்டு மண்டபம்) is a convention center located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Basil Rajapaksa

Basil Rajapaksa (born 27 April 1951) is a Sri Lankan-American politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa are finance ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa family, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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BBC News (international TV channel)

BBC News (known as BBC World News until 2023) is an international English-language pay television channel owned by BBC Global News Ltd.

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Beijing Language and Culture University

Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) is a public university of linguistics in Haidian, Beijing, China.

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Beliatta Electoral District

Beliatta electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989.

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Bodu Bala Sena

Bodu Bala Sena, also abbreviated as BBS is a far-right anti-liberalist, and ultranationalist Sinhalese Buddhist organization, and a break-away faction from the right-wing nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya party.

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British Ceylon

British Ceylon (Britānya Laṃkāva; Biritthāṉiya Ilaṅkai), officially British Settlements and Territories in the Island of Ceylon with its Dependencies from 1802 to 1833, then the Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependencies from 1833 to 1931 and finally the Island of Ceylon and its Dependencies from 1931 to 1948, was the British Crown colony of present-day Sri Lanka between 1796 and 4 February 1948.

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Call to the bar

The call to the bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received "call to the bar".

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Central Bank of Sri Lanka

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL; Sri Lanka Maha Bankuwa) is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka.

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Ceylon Today

Ceylon Today is an English language Sri Lankan daily newspaper published by Ceylon Newspapers (Private) Limited.

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Ceylon Workers' Congress

The Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) (translit; ලංකා කම්කරු කොංග්‍රසය Lanka Kamkaru Kongrasaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka that has traditionally represented Sri Lankan Tamils of Indian origin working in the plantation sector of the economy.

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Chamal Rajapaksa

Chamal Jayantha Rajapaksa (චමල් රාජපක්ෂ; சமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 30 October 1942) is a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chamal Rajapaksa are members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa family, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Chandrika Kumaratunga

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග; சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 June 1945), commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fourth executive president of Sri Lanka, from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chandrika Kumaratunga are finance ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon, presidents of Sri Lanka, prime ministers of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the most senior appointment in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, and the highest-ranking military officer in service, outranking the heads of each service branch.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.

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Colombo Telegraph

The Colombo Telegraph is a Sri Lankan website run by exiled journalists.

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Commander (Royal Navy)

Commander (Cdr) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.

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Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)

The Commander of the Army (śrī laṁkāvē yuddha hamudāpati) is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army.

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Commonwealth Chair-in-Office

The Commonwealth Chair-in-Office (CIO) is the Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth of Nations, and is one of the main leadership positions in the Commonwealth.

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Communist Party of Sri Lanka

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Sri Lankavay Komiyunist Pakshaya translit) is a communist party in Sri Lanka.

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Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka)

The Constitutional Council (CC) is a 10-member constitutional authority in Sri Lanka tasked with maintaining independent commissions and monitoring its affairs.

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Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Sri Lanka)

Content from the United States diplomatic cables leak has depicted Sri Lanka and related subjects extensively.

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Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka, commonly known as the Appeal Court, is the second most senior court in the Sri Lankan legal system, with only the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka above it.

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Court-martial

A court-martial or court martial (plural courts-martial or courts martial, as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.

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Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka)

The Criminal Investigation Department (known as CID) of the Sri Lanka Police Service is responsible for carrying out investigations throughout the island into serious crimes, including murders, rape and organized crime cases of a very serious nature that require special skills and complex detection.

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Cult of personality

A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader,Mudde, Cas and Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2017) Populism: A Very Short Introduction.

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D. A. Rajapaksa

Don Alwin Rajapaksa (දොන් ඇල්වින් රාජපක්ෂ; டான் ஆல்வின் ராஜபக்ஷ; 5 November 1905 – 7 November 1967) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament who represented the Beliatta electorate in Hambantota district from 1947 to 1965. Mahinda Rajapaksa and d. A. Rajapaksa are Rajapaksa family and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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D. M. Jayaratne

Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න, திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன; 4 June 1931 – 19 November 2019), known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. Mahinda Rajapaksa and D. M. Jayaratne are members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon, prime ministers of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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D. M. Rajapaksa

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 of Ceylon (1937–1945). Mahinda Rajapaksa and D. M. Rajapaksa are Rajapaksa family and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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D. P. Atapattu

Don Peter Atapattu (17 September 1899 – 14 December 1976), popularly known as D. P. Atapattu, was Sri Lankan lawyer and politician.

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Daily FT

The Daily FT or the Daily Financial Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

Sri Lankabhimanya Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (ඩිංගිරි බණ්ඩා විජේතුංග; டிங்கிரி பண்ட விஜேதுங்க; 15 February 1916 – 21 September 2008) was the fourth President of Sri Lanka from 7 May 1993 to 12 November 1994, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 3 March 1989 to 7 May 1993 and the Governor of North Western province, Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1989. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Dingiri Banda Wijetunga are finance ministers of Sri Lanka, labour ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon, presidents of Sri Lanka, prime ministers of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Districts of Sri Lanka

Districts (Distrikka, Māvaṭṭam) are the second level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka, preceded by provinces.

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Doctor of Law

A Doctor of Law is a doctorate in legal studies.

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Duminda Dissanayake

Duminda Dissanayake (born 28 March 1979), MP, is the current Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Irrigation, former Minister of Agriculture, deputy minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development and a Member of Parliament from the Anuradhapura District. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Duminda Dissanayake are members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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E. P. Wickremasinghe

Commander E. P. Wickremasinghe was a Sri Lanka naval officer. Mahinda Rajapaksa and E. P. Wickremasinghe are Rajapaksa family.

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E03 expressway (Sri Lanka)

The Colombo–Katunayake Expressway is Sri Lanka's second E Class highway.

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Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

The Eastern Province (கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Kiḻakku Mākāṇam; නැගෙනහිර පළාත Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Elections in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature.

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Executive president

An executive president is the head of state who exercises authority over the governance of that state, and can be found in presidential, semi-presidential, and parliamentary systems.

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Finger millet

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is an annual herbaceous plant widely grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia.

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First lady

First lady or first gentleman is an unofficial title usually used for the spouse, and occasionally used for the offspring or other relative, of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive.

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First Sirisena cabinet

The first Sirisena cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena.

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France 24

France 24 (vingt-quatre in French) is a French publicly-funded international news television network based in Paris.

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Galle

Galle (translit; translit) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo.

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Galle Face Green

Galle Face is a ocean-side urban park, which stretches for along the coast, in the heart of Colombo, the financial and business capital of Sri Lanka.

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Gampaha District

Gampaha District (ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gampaha distrikkaya, கம்பஹா மாவட்டம் Kampakai Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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Gazette

A gazette is an official journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, (නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan politician and military officer, who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his resignation on 14 July 2022. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa are presidents of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa family, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians, Sri Lankan Buddhists and Sri Lankan nationalists.

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Government of Sri Lanka

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Śrī Lankā Rajaya; இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

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Hambantota

Hambantota (හම්බන්තොට, அம்பாந்தோட்டை) is the main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Hambantota Electoral District

Hambantota electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Hambantota International Port

The Hambantota International Port is a deep water port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, notable for its 99-year lease to China Merchant Ports.

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House of Representatives (Ceylon)

The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of the parliament of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Constitution.

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Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

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Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake

Shirani Bandaranayake, the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, was impeached by Parliament and then removed from office by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January 2013.

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Independent Television Network

Independent Television Network Ltd (ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනී මාධ්‍ය ජාලය; சுயாதீன தொலைக்காட்சி ஊடக வளையமைப்பு) also known as ITN Ltd or simply as ITN is a Sri Lankan state-governed television and radio broadcaster located in Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.

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Indika Gunawardena

Indika Gunawardena (ඉන්දික ගුණවර්ධන; 8 February 1943 – 14 September 2015) was a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indika Gunawardena are fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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International Business Times

The International Business Times is an American online newspaper that publishes five national editions in four languages.

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.

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Jagath Jayasuriya

General Jagath Jayasuriya, VSV, USP is a retired Sri Lanka Army officer; he was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 15 July 2009 to 31 July 2013.

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Jaliya Wickramasuriya

Jaliya Wickramasuriya is a Sri Lankan businessman. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Jaliya Wickramasuriya are Rajapaksa family, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP / PLF) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Sri Lanka.

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Jathika Hela Urumaya

The Jathika Hela Urumaya (abbrv. JHU; ජාතික හෙළඋරුමය; ஈழ மக்கள் கழகம்), less commonly known by its English name the National Heritage Party, is a Sinhala Buddhist nationalist political party in Sri Lanka.

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Jathika Nidahas Peramuna

The Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) or National Freedom Front (NFF) is a political party in Sri Lanka which was formed by ten JVP parliamentarians led by Wimal Weerawansa, as a breakaway group of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).

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Jayantha Ketagoda

Jayantha Ketagoda is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka replacing Sarath Fonseka who was imprisoned. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Jayantha Ketagoda are members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle

Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (ජෙයරාජ් ප්‍රනාන්දුපුල්ලේ, ஜெயராஜ் பெர்னான்டோபுள்ளே, 11 January 1953 – 6 April 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a cabinet Minister and a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Jeyaraj Fernandopulle are Alumni of Sri Lanka Law College, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Jigme Thinley

Lyonpo Jigme Yoser Thinley (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; Wylie: 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las) (born 9 September 1952) is a Bhutanese politician who was Prime Minister of Bhutan from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, 30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013.

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John Amaratunga

John Anthony Emmanuel Amaratunga (Sinhala: ජෝන් ඇන්තනී එමානුවෙල් අමරතුංග) (born 21 May 1940) is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. Mahinda Rajapaksa and John Amaratunga are members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Joint Opposition (Sri Lanka)

The Joint Opposition (translit; translit) was a political alliance formed by a faction of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) alongside several of the major quasi-left-wing parties of Sri Lanka.

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Kabir Hashim

Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Kabir (Sinhala: කබීර් හෂීම්, Tamil: கபீர் ஹாசிம்; born 19 May 1959) popularly known as Kabir Hashim is a Sri Lankan politician and economist. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Kabir Hashim are members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka and members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Kandy

Kandy (මහනුවර Mahanuwara,; கண்டி Kandy) is a major city in located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.

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Karu Jayasuriya

Sri Lankabhimanya Karu Jayasuriya (කරු ජයසුරිය, கரு ஜயசூரிய; born 29 September 1940) is a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Karu Jayasuriya are members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Kurunegala Electoral District

Kurunegala electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Lanka Sama Samaja Party

The Lanka Sama Samaja Party, often abbreviated as LSSP (literally: Lanka Equal Society Party, Sinhala: ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය, Tamil: லங்கா சமசமாஜக் கட்சி), is a major Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.

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Lasantha Wickrematunge

Lasantha Manilal Wickrematunge (ලසන්ත වික්‍රමතුංග, லசந்த விக்கிரமதுங்க; 5 April 1958 – 8 January 2009) was a high-profile Sri Lankan journalist, politician, broadcaster and human rights activist who was assassinated in January 2009. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Lasantha Wickrematunge are Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)

In Sri Lanka, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in Parliament that is not a part of the government. Mahinda Rajapaksa and leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka) are leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka).

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Letter of resignation

A letter of resignation is written to announce the author's intent to leave a position currently held, such as an office, employment or commission.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; translit, translit; also known as the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

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List of ambassadors of China to Sri Lanka

The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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List of chief ministers of Uva Province

The Chief Minister of Uva Province, Sri Lanka is the head of the provincial board of ministers, a body which aids and advises the governor, the head of the provincial government, in the exercise of his executive power.

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List of political families in Sri Lanka

This is a partial listing of prominent political families in Sri Lanka.

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Lotus Tower

Lotus Tower (නෙළුම් කුළුණ; தாமரைக் கோபுரம்), also referred to as Colombo Lotus Tower, is a tall tower, located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana

Munasinghe Kariyawasam Appuhamilage Don Somadasa Gunawardana (6 March 1947 – 19 January 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of Parliament and government minister. Mahinda Rajapaksa and m. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana are members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero

Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero (මාදුළුවාවේ සෝභිත හිමි; 29 May 1942 – 6 November 2015) was an influential Sinhalese Buddhist monk regarded for his nonviolent revolutionary leadership in Sri Lanka and the chief incumbent of the Kotte Naga Vihara. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero are Sinhalese people.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa

Mahinda Rajapaksa (මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ; மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa are Alumni of Sri Lanka Law College, Alumni of Thurstan College, Candidates in the 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election, Candidates in the 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, Commonwealth Chairpersons-in-Office, defence ministers of Sri Lanka, finance ministers of Sri Lanka, fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka, labour ministers of Sri Lanka, leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka), members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon, presidents of Sri Lanka, prime ministers of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa family, shipping ministers of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians, Sri Lankan Buddhists, Sri Lankan actor-politicians, Sri Lankan lawyers, Sri Lankan nationalists, Sri Lankan trade unionists and urban development ministers of Sri Lanka.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa cabinets

The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015.

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Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, also known as Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium (මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගනය, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ சர்வதேச துடுப்பாட்டு அரங்கம்), and abbreviately as MRIC Stadium, is an international cricket stadium in Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka.

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Mahinda Wijesekara

Mahinda Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician, former Fisheries cabinet minister and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mahinda Wijesekara are fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians.

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Maithripala Sirisena

Maithripala Yapa Sirisena (පල්ලෙවත්‍ත ගමරාළලාගේ මෛත්‍රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන; பல்லேவத்த கமராளலாகே மைத்திரிபால யாப்பா சிறிசேன; born 3 September 1951) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the seventh President of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithripala Sirisena are members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon, presidents of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Malay Mail

The Malay Mail is an online newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first published on 1 December 1896 when Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the then new Federated Malay States, making it the first daily newspaper to appear in the FMS.

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Mangala Samaraweera

Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera (මංගල පින්සිරි සමරවීර., மங்கள சமரவீர; 21 April 1956 – 24 August 2021) was a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mangala Samaraweera are finance ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka and members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh (born 26 September 1932) is an Indian retired politician, economist, academician and bureaucrat who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014.

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Matara, Sri Lanka

Matara (translit) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province.

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Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) (translit; translit) is an international airport serving southeast Sri Lanka.

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Mavil Aru

The Mavil Aru (Mother River) is a waterway that supplies water to some regions of eastern Sri Lanka.

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Medamulana Walawwa

Medamulana Walawwa (also known as Medamulana and the Carlton House) is the ancestral home of the Rajapaksa family.

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Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)

In Sri Lanka a Member of Parliament (MP), is the title given to any one of the 225 individuals elected or appointed to serve in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Mervyn Silva

Hewa Koparage Mervyn Silva (Sinhala:හේවා කෝපරගේ මර්වින් සිල්වා; Tamil:மேர்வின் சில்வா) (born 25 March 1944) also known as "Merviya" is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and a former government minister. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mervyn Silva are members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Mihin Lanka

Mihin Lanka was a low-fare leisure airline based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Minister of Defence (Sri Lanka)

The Minister of Defence is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka who is responsible for the implementation of the Government of Sri Lankas defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Minister of Defence (Sri Lanka) are defence ministers of Sri Lanka.

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Minister of Finance (Sri Lanka)

The Minister of Finance (මුදල්, ආර්ථික ස්ථායිකරණ සහ ජාතික ප්‍රතිපත්ති අමාත්‍ය; நிதி, பொருளாதார நிலைப்படுத்தல் மற்றும் தேசிய கொள்கைகள் அமைச்சர்) is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Minister of Finance (Sri Lanka) are finance ministers of Sri Lanka.

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Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping

The Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping was an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka that was responsible for the creation, development, implementation and the governance of the highways, ports and their transport services and the headquarters of the institutions under the ministry.

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Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Defence (Sinhala: රාජ්‍ය ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය Rājya ārakshaka amāthyanshaya; Tamil: பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சகம்) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for implementation of government defence policy and acts as the overall headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.

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Ministry of Economic Development (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Economic Development was a former ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka, and was a member ministry of the cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies (මුදල්, ආර්ථික ස්ථායිකරණ සහ ජාතික ප්‍රතිපත්ති අමාත්‍යාංශය; நிதி, பொருளாதார நிலைப்படுத்தல் மற்றும் தேசிய கொள்கைகள் அமைச்சு) (also known as the Finance Ministry or the Treasury) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for developing and executing the government's public finance policy, economic policy and long term fiscal planning.

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Ministry of Fisheries (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Fisheries (ධීවර අමාත්‍යාංශය; கடற்றொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for fisheries. Mahinda Rajapaksa and ministry of Fisheries (Sri Lanka) are fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka.

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Ministry of Highways, Ports & Shipping

The Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for the governance, implementation, creation and development of Ports including Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee ports, Highways including Southern expressway, Colombo Outer Circular expressway, Katunayake expressway and their transport services.

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Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment

The Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment (කම්කරු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්‍යාංශය; தொழில் மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு வேலைவாய்ப்பு அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for labour, foreign employment services and development of Petroleum Resources. Mahinda Rajapaksa and ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment are labour ministers of Sri Lanka.

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Ministry of Ports and Aviation (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Ports and Aviation is Sri Lanka's organization responsible for the development and operation of the country's shipping, port and aviation activities.

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Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Public Security (මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය Mahajana Arakshaka Amathyanshaya; பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order.

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Mohan Peiris

Peter Mohan Maithree Peiris, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Mohan Peiris are Alumni of Sri Lanka Law College, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Motion of no confidence

A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion of confidence and corresponding vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fit to continue to occupy their office.

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Myna

The mynas (also spelled mynah) are a group of birds in the starling family (Sturnidae).

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Nalanda College, Colombo

Nalanda College (නාලන්දා විද්‍යාලය) is a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka where provides primary and secondary education for Sri Lankan boys.

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Namal Rajapaksa

Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa (ලක්ශ්මන් නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ, நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 10 April 1986; known as Namal Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Namal Rajapaksa are Alumni of Sri Lanka Law College, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa family, Sinhalese people, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna politicians, Sri Lankan Buddhists and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Narcissism

Narcissism is a selfcentered personality style characterized as having an excessive preoccupation with oneself and one's own needs, often at the expense of others.

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NDTV

New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication.

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Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre

The Nelum Pokuna Theatre (නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල, nelum pokuna rangahala; often known as Nelum Pokuna; previously the National Performing Arts Theatre, prior to naming at the opening ceremony after which the President Mahinda Rajapaksa named it after himself) is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Nepotism

Nepotism is the act of granting an advantage, privilege, or position to relatives or friends in an occupation or field.

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News First

NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the.

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Nirupama Rajapaksa

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. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Nirupama Rajapaksa are members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa family and Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians.

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Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.

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Northern Province, Sri Lanka

The Northern Province (வட மாகாணம் Vaṭa Mākāṇam; උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka.

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Offshore bank

An offshore bank is a bank that is operated and regulated under international banking license (often called offshore license), which usually prohibits the bank from establishing any business activities in the jurisdiction of establishment.

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Organized crime

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit.

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் Ilaṅkai nāṭāḷumaṉṟam) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.

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Parliamentary Council

The Parliamentary Council was a constitutional authority in Sri Lanka established under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

The Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (Russian: Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы), also known as RUDN University and until 1992 and after March 2023, as Patrice Lumumba University in honour of the Congolese politician Patrice Lumumba, is a public research university located in Moscow, Russia.

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Patricia A. Butenis

Patricia Agatha Butenis (born 1953) is an American diplomat.

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People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)

The People's Alliance (abbreviated PA; පොදු ජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ; பொது ஜன முன்னணி) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka founded by president Chandrika Kumaratunga in 1994.

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Prasanna Wickramasuriya

Lieutenant Colonel Prasanna Wickramasuriya, WWV, RWP, RSP is a highly decorated (retired) Sri Lanka Army officer who served as Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prasanna Wickramasuriya are Rajapaksa family and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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President of Sri Lanka

The president of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and president of Sri Lanka are presidents of Sri Lanka.

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Press Trust of India

The Press Trust of India Ltd., commonly known as PTI, is the largest news agency in India.

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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head and most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka are prime ministers of Sri Lanka.

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Public service

A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address specific needs pertaining to the aggregate members of a community.

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Quo warranto

In the English-American common law, quo warranto (Medieval Latin for "by what warrant?") is a prerogative writ issued by a court which orders someone to show what authority they have for exercising some right, power, or franchise they claim to hold.

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R. Sampanthan

Rajavarothiam Sampanthan (இராஜவரோதயம் சம்பந்தன்; රාජවරෝදියම් සම්බන්දන්; 5 February 1933 – 30 June 2024) was a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer who led the Tamil National Alliance from 2001 until his death in 2024. Mahinda Rajapaksa and R. Sampanthan are leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka), members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Rajapaksa family

The Rajapaksa family (translit) is a Sri Lankan family that is prominent in politics.

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Rajitha Senaratne

Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne (born 29 May 1950) is a Sri Lankan dentist, politician, member of parliament and former cabinet minister. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Rajitha Senaratne are fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Rajiva Wijesinha

Rajiva Wijesinha, MA, DPhil (Sinhala: රජීව විජේසිංහ) (born 16 May 1954) is a Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and critical work.

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Ranil Wickremesinghe

Ranil Wickremesinghe (born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ranil Wickremesinghe are Candidates in the 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election, finance ministers of Sri Lanka, leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka), members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, presidents of Sri Lanka, prime ministers of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people, Sri Lankan Buddhists and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Ranjit Atapattu

Ranjith Kanishka Parakrama Atapattu (29 April 1933 – 8 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan physician and politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ranjit Atapattu are labour ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (රත්නසිරි වික්‍රමනායක, ரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க; 5 May 1933 – 27 December 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010, and also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2002. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ratnasiri Wickremanayake are leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka), members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, people from British Ceylon, prime ministers of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Ravi Karunanayake

Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayake (born 19 February 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ravi Karunanayake are finance ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka and members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders (RWB; Reporters sans frontières; RSF) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization focused on safeguarding the right to freedom of information.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Richmond College, Galle

Richmond College (රිච්මන්ඩ් විද්‍යාලය) is a primary and secondary school in Galle, Sri Lanka which was established as Galle High School in 1876.

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Rohitha Rajapaksa

Rohitha Rajapaksa (born 15 June 1989) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and media personality. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Rohitha Rajapaksa are Rajapaksa family.

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Rugby football is the collective name for the team sports of rugby union or rugby league.

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Sajith Premadasa

Sajith Premadasa (සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස, சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sajith Premadasa are leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka), members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Sarath Amunugama (politician)

Sarath Leelananda Bandara Amunugama (Sinhala:සරත් ලීලානන්ද බණඩාර අමුනුගම), MP, SLAS (born July 10, 1939) is a Sri Lankan politician and civil servant. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sarath Amunugama (politician) are finance ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Sarath Fonseka

Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka (born 18 December 1950) is a Sri Lankan politician and former army officer. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sarath Fonseka are Candidates in the 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Seychelles

Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles; Seychellois Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean.

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Shasheendra Rajapaksa

Shasheendra Kumara Rajapaksa (known as Shasheendra Rajapaksa) is a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Shasheendra Rajapaksa are members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa family and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Shirani Bandaranayake

Upatissa Atapattu Bandaranayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Shirani Anshumala Bandaranayake (born April 1958), known as Shirani Bandaranayake, served as the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Shirani Bandaranayake are Sinhalese people, Sri Lankan Buddhists and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism

Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism is a Sri Lankan political ideology which combines a focus upon Sinhalese culture and ethnicity (nationalism) with an emphasis upon Theravada Buddhism, which is the majority belief system of most of the Sinhalese in Sri Lanka.

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Sirimavo Bandaranaike are defence ministers of Sri Lanka, leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka), members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka, people from British Ceylon, prime ministers of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians.

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South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine

The South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) (originally known as the South Asian Institute of Technology and Management) is a privately owned educational institution providing higher education in Sri Lanka.

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Southern Province, Sri Lanka

The Southern Province (දකුණු පළාත Dakuṇu Paḷāta, தென் மாகாணம் Theṉ Mākāṇam) of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Sri Lanka Air Force

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF; Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Sri Lanka Army

The Sri Lanka Army (Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudāva; Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP; translit; translit) is one of the main political parties of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Law College

Sri Lanka Law College (abbreviated as SLLC), formerly known as Ceylon Law College, is a law college, and the only legal institution where one can enroll as an Attorney-at-Law in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (translit; ශ්‍රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රසය Sri Lanka Muslim Kongrasaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Navy

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is classed as the country's most vital defence force due to its island geography.

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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

The Sri Lanka People's Front (translit; translit), commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka Police

Sri Lanka Police (Shrī Lanka Polīsiya; Ilaṅkai Kāval) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War (śrī laṁkāvē sivil yuddhaya; Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr) was a civil war fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009.

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Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present)

The Sri Lankan economic crisis is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019.

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SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka and a member airline of the Oneworld airline alliance.

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State Council of Ceylon

The State Council of Ceylon was the unicameral legislature for Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), established in 1931 by the Donoughmore Constitution.

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State of emergency

A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens.

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Sub-inspector

Sub-inspector (SI), or sub-inspector of police or police sub-inspector (PSI), is a rank used extensively in South Asia: in the police forces of Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka, which are primarily based on the British model.

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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is the highest court in Sri Lanka and the final judicial instance of record.

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.

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Tamil National Alliance

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA; தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ISO 15919: tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lankan Tamil minority.

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TamilNet

TamilNet is an online newspaper that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War.

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Tangalle

Tangalle (Sinhala තංගල්ල, தங்காலை) (also known as Tangalla) is a large town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council.

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Temple Trees

Temple Trees is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Temple Trees are prime ministers of Sri Lanka.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The Honourable

The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

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The Island (Sri Lanka)

The Island is a daily English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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The Nation (Sri Lanka)

The Nation is a weekly English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand.

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The Peninsula (newspaper)

The Peninsula is an English language daily newspaper published from Doha, Qatar.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust.

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The Sunday Leader

The Sunday Leader was an English-language Sri Lankan weekly newspaper published by Leader Publications (Private) Limited.

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The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine.

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The Times of India

The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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Thurstan College

Thurstan College (තර්ස්ටන් විද්‍යාලය) is a national school for boys in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, providing primary and secondary education.

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Tilak Marapana

Tilak Janaka Marapana PC (born August 1942) is a Sri Lankan lawyer. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Tilak Marapana are defence ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Tissa Attanayake

Attanayake Mudiyanselage Kudabanda Tissa Attanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, who is a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Tissa Attanayake are members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka, members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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Tony Abbott

Anthony John Abbott (born 4 November 1957) is an Australian former politician who served as the 28th prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Tony Abbott are Commonwealth Chairpersons-in-Office.

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Transparency International

Transparency International e.V. (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank.

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TV Derana

TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka.

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Udayanga Weeratunga

Udayanga Weeratunga is a Sri Lankan businessman who was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation from 2006 to 2015. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Udayanga Weeratunga are Rajapaksa family, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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United National Party

The United National Party (UNP; translit, translit) is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka.

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United People's Freedom Alliance

The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya; ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக் கூட்டணி) was a political alliance in Sri Lanka founded by former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2004 and dissolved by former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in 2019.

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University of Colombo

The University of Colombo (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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University of Sri Jayewardenepura

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (also known as Jayawardhanapura University or USJ; Çri Jayawardhanapura Wishwawidyala, ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka.

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Unofficial Bar

The unofficial bar in Sri Lankan courts refer to the lawyers engaged in a private legal practice, as opposed to the official bar, which is made up of lawyers working for the Attorney-General's Department.

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Up-Country People's Front

The Up-Country People's Front is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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Uva Province

The Uva Province (Uva Paḷāta, Uvā Mākāṇam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka.

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Vasantha Senanayake

Vasantha Senanayake (born 28 June 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Vasantha Senanayake are members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians.

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Velupillai Prabhakaran

Velupillai Prabhakaran (வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்;; 26 November 1954 – 18 May 2009) was an Eelam Tamil revolutionary.

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Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Seychelles, situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé, the archipelago's main island.

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Visva-Bharati University

Visva-Bharati (IAST: Viśva-Bhāratī), is a public central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.

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War crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War

War crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War are war crimes and crimes against humanity which the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers) have been accused of committing during the final months of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009.

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Water supply

Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.

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Weeraketiya

Weeraketiya is a small town in Hambantota District, Southern Province in southern Sri Lanka, about by road north of Tangalle.

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Wijeyananda Dahanayake

Wijeyananda Dahanayake (විජයානන්ද දහනායක விஜயானந்த தகநாயக்கா; 22 October 1902 – 4 May 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Wijeyananda Dahanayake are defence ministers of Sri Lanka, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, people from British Ceylon, prime ministers of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Buddhists.

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WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organisation and publisher of leaked documents.

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World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.

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World Press Freedom Index

The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002 based upon the organization's own assessment of the countries' press freedom records in the previous year.

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Yoshitha Rajapaksa

Lieutenant Commander Yoshitha Rajapaksa (born 12 June 1988) is a Sri Lankan sportsman and former naval officer. Mahinda Rajapaksa and Yoshitha Rajapaksa are Rajapaksa family.

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Zee News

Zee News is an Indian Hindi-language right-wing news channel owned by Subhash Chandra's Essel Group.

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14th Parliament of Sri Lanka

The 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2010 parliamentary election held on 8 and 20 April 2010.

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1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon in March 1965.

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1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Ceylon in 1970.

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1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 July 1977.

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1987–1989 JVP insurrection

The 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, also known as the 1988–1989 revolt or the JVP troubles, was an armed revolt in Sri Lanka, led by the Marxist–Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, against the Government of Sri Lanka.

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 struck with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

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2005 Sri Lankan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 17 November 2005.

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2010 Sri Lankan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 26 January 2010.

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2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 17 August 2015, ten months ahead of schedule, to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 15th Parliament.

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2015 Sri Lankan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 January 2015, two years ahead of schedule.

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2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis

A constitutional crisis began in Sri Lanka when President Maithripala Sirisena appointed former president and member of parliament Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister on 26 October 2018 before formally dismissing the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, resulting in two concurrent Prime Ministers.

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2018 Sri Lankan local elections

Local elections were held in Sri Lanka on 10 February 2018.

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2019 Sri Lankan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 November 2019.

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2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament.

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2022 Sri Lankan protests

The 2022 Sri Lankan protests, commonly known as Aragalaya (lit), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka.

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See also

Alumni of Sri Lanka Law College

• A. Gnanathasan
• Achala Wengappuli
• Chandra Ekanayake
• Eric Basnayake
• Eva Wanasundera
• G. P. S. de Silva
• Gamini Dissanayake
• Herbert Thambiah
• J. R. Jayewardene
• Janaprith Fernando
• Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
• K. Sripavan
• K. T. Chitrasiri
• Kandiah Neelakandan
• Lakshman Kiriella
• M. A. Sumanthiran
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Michael Dias
• Mohan Peiris
• N. E. Weerasooria
• Nalin Perera (judge)
• Namal Rajapaksa
• Nandasiri Jasentuliyana
• Palitha Fernando
• Parinda Ranasinghe
• Paul Perera
• Rauff Hakeem
• Reginald Tennekoon
• Saliya Pieris
• Sam Kadirgamar
• Sanjay Rajaratnam
• Sarath N. Silva
• Shiranee Tilakawardane
• Sisira de Abrew
• Siva Selliah
• Sobhitha Rajakaruna
• Soundarie David Rodrigo
• Suhada Gamlath
• Suppiah Sharvananda
• V. Manicavasagar
• Victor Tennekoon
• Visvanathan Rudrakumaran
• Yasantha Kodagoda

Alumni of Thurstan College

• Abraham T. Kovoor
• Amitha de Costa
• Dickson Sarathchandra Dela
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Mohan Wijewickrama
• Nalin de Silva
• Rangana Premaratne
• Upul Liyanage
• Vijitha Ravipriya

Candidates in the 2005 Sri Lankan presidential election

• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Siritunga Jayasuriya
• Victor Hettigoda

Candidates in the 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election

• A. S. P. Liyanage
• M. K. Shivajilingam
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Mohamed Musthaffa
• Sarath Fonseka
• Siritunga Jayasuriya
• Vikramabahu Karunaratne

Commonwealth Chairpersons-in-Office

• John Howard
• Julia Gillard
• Kamla Persad-Bissessar
• Kevin Rudd
• Lawrence Gonzi
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Olusegun Obasanjo
• Patrick Manning
• Thabo Mbeki
• Tony Abbott
• Yoweri Museveni

Defence ministers of Sri Lanka

• Anura Bastian
• D. S. Senanayake
• Dudley Senanayake
• J. R. Jayewardene
• John Kotelawala
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Minister of Defence (Sri Lanka)
• Ranasinghe Premadasa
• S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike
• Tilak Marapana
• Wijeyananda Dahanayake

Finance ministers of Sri Lanka

• Ali Sabry (Sri Lankan politician)
• Basil Rajapaksa
• C. P. de Silva
• Chandrika Kumaratunga
• Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
• Felix Dias Bandaranaike
• J. R. Jayewardene
• K. N. Choksy
• M. D. H. Jayawardena
• M. H. M. Naina Marikar
• M. M. Mustapha
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Mangala Samaraweera
• Minister of Finance (Sri Lanka)
• N. M. Perera
• Oliver Goonetilleke
• P. B. G. Kalugalla
• Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Ravi Karunanayake
• Ronnie de Mel
• Sarath Amunugama (politician)
• Stanley de Zoysa
• T. B. Ilangaratne
• U. B. Wanninayake

Fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka

• C. Sittampalam
• Felix Perera
• G. G. Ponnambalam
• George E. de Silva
• George Rajapaksa
• Indika Gunawardena
• Joseph Michael Perera
• Mahinda Amaraweera
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Mahinda Wijesekara
• Ministry of Fisheries (Sri Lanka)
• Rajitha Senaratne
• William de Silva

Labour ministers of Sri Lanka

• Alavi Moulana
• Athauda Seneviratne
• Claude Corea
• D. S. Goonesekera
• Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
• G. M. Premachandra
• Gamini Lokuge
• John Seneviratne
• M. C. M. Kaleel
• M. H. Mohamed
• M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
• M. P. de Zoysa
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment
• Peri Sundaram
• Ranjit Atapattu
• S. B. Nawinne
• T. B. Ilangaratne
• T. B. Jayah
• Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

Leaders of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)

• A. Amirthalingam
• Anura Bandaranaike
• Dudley Senanayake
• Gamini Dissanayake
• J. R. Jayewardene
• Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• N. M. Perera
• Nimal Siripala de Silva
• R. Sampanthan
• Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
• S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
• Sajith Premadasa
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Presidents of Sri Lanka

• Chandrika Kumaratunga
• Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
• Gotabaya Rajapaksa
• J. R. Jayewardene
• List of heads of state of Sri Lanka
• List of presidential elections in Sri Lanka
• List of presidents of Sri Lanka
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Maithripala Sirisena
• President of Sri Lanka
• Presidential Adviser
• Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)
• Ranasinghe Premadasa
• Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Senior Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka
• William Gopallawa

Prime ministers of Sri Lanka

• Chandrika Kumaratunga
• D. M. Jayaratne
• D. S. Senanayake
• Dinesh Gunawardena
• Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
• Dudley Senanayake
• J. R. Jayewardene
• John Kotelawala
• List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
• Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)
• Ranasinghe Premadasa
• Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
• S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike
• Temple Trees
• Wijeyananda Dahanayake

Rajapaksa family

• Basil Rajapaksa
• Chamal Rajapaksa
• D. A. Rajapaksa
• D. M. Rajapaksa
• E. P. Wickremasinghe
• George Rajapaksa
• Gotabaya Rajapaksa
• Jaliya Wickramasuriya
• Lakshman Rajapaksa
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Namal Rajapaksa
• Nipuna Ranawaka
• Nirupama Rajapaksa
• Prasanna Wickramasuriya
• Rajapaksa family
• Rohitha Rajapaksa
• Shasheendra Rajapaksa
• Udayanga Weeratunga
• Yoshitha Rajapaksa

Shipping ministers of Sri Lanka

• Alick Aluwihare
• Arjuna Ranatunga
• Lalith Athulathmudali
• M. H. M. Ashraff
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Mahinda Samarasinghe
• Ministry of Ports and Shipping (Sri Lanka)
• Montague Jayawickrama
• P. B. G. Kalugalla
• Rauff Hakeem
• Rupa Karunathilake
• T. B. Ilangaratne

Sri Lankan actor-politicians

• Gamini Fonseka
• Jeewan Kumaranatunga
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Malini Fonseka
• N. M. Perera
• Nalin Pradeep Udawela
• Ravindra Yasas
• T. B. Ekanayake
• T. B. Ilangaratne
• Vijaya Kumaratunga

Sri Lankan nationalists

• Gotabaya Rajapaksa
• Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan trade unionists

• A. Ekanayake Gunasinha
• Abdul Aziz (Sri Lankan politician)
• Alavi Moulana
• Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
• Colvin R. de Silva
• I. J. Wickrema
• Jeanne Hoban
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Mark Anthony Bracegirdle
• N. M. Perera
• Percy Wickremasekera
• Philip Gunawardena
• S. C. C. Anthony Pillai
• Siritunga Jayasuriya
• Watson Fernando

Urban development ministers of Sri Lanka

• C. Rajadurai
• Dinesh Gunawardena
• Gamini Atukorale
• Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Ministry of Urban Development (Sri Lanka)
• Rauff Hakeem

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa

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