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Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka's newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa accepts officially signed documents from his brother, former Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) up on his appointment as the prime minister at the presidential secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thursday November 21 2019. Mahinda Rajapaksa, the elder brother of the newly-elected President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, will function as the prime minister of the caretaker cabinet until the general election in 2020. (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#5148726
Date Taken	21 November 2019
Location	N/A
Photographer	Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto

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