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Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician who became president of Sri Lanka in September 2024. Leader of the left-wing Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna from 2014 and of the National People's Power alliance, he campaigned against corruption after the economic collapse of 2022. His victory was the first for a candidate from outside the established parties, and his alliance won a two-thirds majority in the parliamentary election of November 2024.
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