Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's unceremonious departure from the country on Wednesday (July 13) to escape rampaging mobs of street protesters has shades of so-called "People Power" revolutions in other parts of Asia.
Here's a look at some of them - some were successful, while others were crushed by the powers of the day.
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