Maithripala Sirisena

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Maithripala Sirisena, wearing glasses and a cream-colored vest, smiles and waves with his right hand while standing among supporters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Maithripala Sirisena

president of Sri Lanka

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…one of his cabinet members, Maithripala Sirisena, defected to the opposition and ran against him. Other UPFA members defected as well. In the early January 2015 polling, Sirisena scored an upset victory over Rajapaksa and was sworn in as president.
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…one of his cabinet members, Maithripala Sirisena, defected to the opposition and ran against him. Other UPFA members defected as well. In the early January 2015 polling, Sirisena scored an upset victory over Rajapaksa and was sworn in as president.
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