The Protest at President's House, Colombo (9 July 2022)

The Protest at President's House, Colombo (9 July 2022)

A crowd of hundreds of thousands of people who demanded the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa after months of protests over economic mismanagement stormed the President's House in Colombo, the official residence and workplace of the Sri Lankan President, as well as the Presidential Secretariat and Temple Trees, the official residence of the Prime Minister, on 9 July 2022. The events appeared as a show of striking public fury occurred after months of mainly peaceful protests in the country. As a result of the protests, the President, as well as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, decided to step down from their positions. Sri Lanka economic crisis The economy of Sri Lanka deteriorated gradually since the Rajapaksa family got power over the island in 2019. The 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack on several hotels ( Shangri-La Hotel , The Kingsbury , Cinnamon Grand) and churches ( St. Anthony's Church , St. Sebastian's Church, Batticaloa Zion Church), and the Covid-19 pandemic in the ne…