Mahinda Rajapaksa: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: BBC News - Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka's long-time leader back in seat of power. | Oct 08, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference to Hambantota port. | May 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Profile: Mahinda Rajapaksa. | Jul 05, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lanka's long-time leader back in seat of power. | Apr 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka - Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, M.P. | Jan 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Mahinda Rajapaksa: An Influential Figure in Sri Lanka Politics. | Jun 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Biography of President Percy Mahendra. | Jan 26, 2023 | ||
| Updated to mention his resignation as prime minister in May 2022. | May 10, 2022 | ||
| Updated the discussion of his term as prime minister. | Apr 07, 2022 | ||
| Added mention of Sri Lanka's 2020 legislative elections. | Aug 05, 2020 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Jun 17, 2020 | ||
| He became prime minister on November 21, 2019. | Nov 21, 2019 | ||
| Added mention of Gotabaya's election to the presidency. | Nov 19, 2019 | ||
| Updated the discussion of his political career after his presidential term. | Sep 09, 2019 | ||
| Updated to mention the outcome of the president's attempt to appoint him as prime minister in 2018. | Dec 17, 2018 | ||
| Updated the discussion of his economic policies and added mention of the president's attempt to appoint him as prime minister in 2018. | Dec 06, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 11, 2018 | ||
| Changed his last name from "Rajapakse" to "Rajapaksa" and noted his election to parliament. | Mar 07, 2018 | ||
| Article updated to add mention of Rajapakse's second term and his defeat in the January 2015 presidential election. | Jan 09, 2015 | ||
| Passage of constitutional amendment in September 2010 that grants broader presidential powers noted. | Jan 19, 2011 | ||
| New article added. | Apr 23, 2010 |
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