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What was Mahinda Rajapasksa's role in the civil war?
Although styling himself as a man of peace and a willing negotiator, Rajapaksa signaled his intention to end the peace process once in power.
Did the peace process end with Mahinda Rajapaksa during the civil war?
18 May 2009.

Question: what significance does Sir lankan have to do with the civil war
Self-contained rewrite: what significance does Sir lankan have to do with the civil war for Mahinda Rajapaksa?