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A man leads an anti-government protest by Sri Lankan undergraduates demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation near parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 8, 2022. Sri Lankan business leaders on Friday called for an end to political instability amid public demands for the president to resign over alleged economic mismanagement, warning that failure to do so would lead to economic catastrophe. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

A man leads an anti-government protest by Sri Lankan undergraduates demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation near parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 8, 2022. Sri Lankan business leaders on Friday called for an end to political instability amid public demands for the president to resign over alleged economic mismanagement, warning that failure to do so would lead to economic catastrophe. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)



A retired soldier carrying a Sri Lanka's national flag stands next to a police barricade during a demonstration against the economic crisis near the parliament building in Colombo on April 8, 2022. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points April 8, as police fired tear gas at hundreds of students protesting about the economic crisis. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

A retired soldier carrying a Sri Lanka's national flag stands next to a police barricade during a demonstration against the economic crisis near the parliament building in Colombo on April 8, 2022. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points April 8, as police fired tear gas at hundreds of students protesting about the economic crisis. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)



A Sri Lankan undergraduate Buddhist monk shouts slogans demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation during a protest near parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

A Sri Lankan undergraduate Buddhist monk shouts slogans demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation during a protest near parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)



Protestors take part in a demonstration in Colombo on April 9, 2022. Severe shortages of food and fuel, alongside lengthy electricity blackouts, have led to weeks of widespread anti-government demonstrations – with calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)

Protestors take part in a demonstration in Colombo on April 9, 2022. Severe shortages of food and fuel, alongside lengthy electricity blackouts, have led to weeks of widespread anti-government demonstrations – with calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)



Sri Lankans assemble outside the president's office during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 9, 2022. Thousands of Sri Lankans gathered in the country's main business district to observe a day of protest on Saturday calling on the country's president to resign amid worst economic crisis in history. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

Sri Lankans assemble outside the president's office during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 9, 2022. Thousands of Sri Lankans gathered in the country's main business district to observe a day of protest on Saturday calling on the country's president to resign amid worst economic crisis in history. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)



A Sri Lankan man holds placard during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 11, 2022. Thousands of Sri Lankans protested calling on the country's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign amid worst economic crisis in history. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

A Sri Lankan man holds placard during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 11, 2022. Thousands of Sri Lankans protested calling on the country's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign amid worst economic crisis in history. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)



A baby holds a packet of biscuits as he sits in front of the metal barrier at the Presidential Secretariat during a protest against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 11, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)

A baby holds a packet of biscuits as he sits in front of the metal barrier at the Presidential Secretariat during a protest against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 11, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)



Sri Lankans queue up near a fuel station to buy kerosene in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Sri Lanka is suspending its repayment of foreign debt, including bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion of a loan restructuring program with the International Monetary Fund to deal with the island nation's worst economic crisis in decades, the government said Tuesday. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

Sri Lankans queue up near a fuel station to buy kerosene in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Sri Lanka is suspending its repayment of foreign debt, including bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion of a loan restructuring program with the International Monetary Fund to deal with the island nation's worst economic crisis in decades, the government said Tuesday. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)



Sri Lankan auto rickshaw drivers queue up to buy petrol near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Sri Lanka's prime minister on Wednesday offered to meet with protesters occupying the entrance to the president's office, saying he would listen to their ideas to resolve the economic, social and political challenges facing the country. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

Sri Lankan auto rickshaw drivers queue up to buy petrol near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Sri Lanka's prime minister on Wednesday offered to meet with protesters occupying the entrance to the president's office, saying he would listen to their ideas to resolve the economic, social and political challenges facing the country. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)



A man sits on a domestic gas cylinder as he waits in line to buy gas on a main road, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)

A man sits on a domestic gas cylinder as he waits in line to buy gas on a main road, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)



A man carries sacks of carrots at a wholesale market, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 13, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)

A man carries sacks of carrots at a wholesale market, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 13, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)



Demonstrators hold Sri Lankan national flags and shout slogans during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Demonstrators hold Sri Lankan national flags and shout slogans during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



G.K Chaminda, 47, sails on his rowing boat along the Negombo beach, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

G.K Chaminda, 47, sails on his rowing boat along the Negombo beach, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A man works as he unloads tuna fish from an ice freezer of a fishing trawler at the Negombo's “Lellama” fishery harbour, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A man works as he unloads tuna fish from an ice freezer of a fishing trawler at the Negombo's “Lellama” fishery harbour, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Men sleep on a fishing trawler parked at Negombo's “Lellama” fishery harbour, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Men sleep on a fishing trawler parked at Negombo's “Lellama” fishery harbour, as fishermen and their families struggle due to a lack of diesel and a price hike over the last few months amid the country's economic crisis, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 16, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Sneha Mindani, 14, one of the survivors of the April 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack, wipes her tears as her father delivers a speech during a protest to demand justice for this attack, on the third anniversary of the event, near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 17, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Sneha Mindani, 14, one of the survivors of the April 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack, wipes her tears as her father delivers a speech during a protest to demand justice for this attack, on the third anniversary of the event, near the Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 17, 2022. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Protesters shout slogans during the day and night protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18 April 2022. Thousands of protesters stage the day and night occupied protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat calling for the resignation of the president over the alleged failure to address the economic crisis. Sri Lanka faces its worst ever economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods, as Sri Lankan officials said Sri Lanka announces default on all of its 51 billion USD external debt. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)

Protesters shout slogans during the day and night protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18 April 2022. Thousands of protesters stage the day and night occupied protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat calling for the resignation of the president over the alleged failure to address the economic crisis. Sri Lanka faces its worst ever economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods, as Sri Lankan officials said Sri Lanka announces default on all of its 51 billion USD external debt. (Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA/EFE)



Sri Lankans light candles during a vigil condemning police shooting at protesters in Rambukkana, 90 kilometers (55 miles) northeast of Colombo, at a protest outside the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Sri Lankan police opened fire Tuesday at a group of people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 10 others, in the first shooting by security forces during weeks of demonstrations over the country's worst economic crisis in decades. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)

Sri Lankans light candles during a vigil condemning police shooting at protesters in Rambukkana, 90 kilometers (55 miles) northeast of Colombo, at a protest outside the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Sri Lankan police opened fire Tuesday at a group of people protesting new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 10 others, in the first shooting by security forces during weeks of demonstrations over the country's worst economic crisis in decades. (Photo by Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo)



Demonstrators participate in an act to condemn the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings at three churches and three deluxe hotels, killing almost three hundred people, on the eve of the third anniversary of the attacks in Colombo on April 20, 2022. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP Photo)

Demonstrators participate in an act to condemn the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings at three churches and three deluxe hotels, killing almost three hundred people, on the eve of the third anniversary of the attacks in Colombo on April 20, 2022. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP Photo)



A demonstrator is seen during a protest against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in front of the Presidential secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 19, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)

A demonstrator is seen during a protest against Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in front of the Presidential secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 19, 2022. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
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