Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has officially resigned, the parliamentary speaker confirmed, following a dramatic week in which the beleaguered leader fled the country after his presidential palace and offices were stormed by protesters. Here is a look back at the week that toppled the president
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