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Topic | Nepal's Veteran Communist Leader Oli Ousted as Prime Minister |
ImagineUsngAlts 09/11/25 10:27:16 PM #13: | Tough-talking Nepali leader Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli spent decades in communist politics and served as prime minister four times before resigning Tuesday, after deadly youth protests triggered by a ban on social media. The 73-year-old quit shortly after angry protesters set fire to his house, writing in his resignation letter that he hoped it would help "towards a political solution and resolution of the problems". On Monday, after at least 19 people were killed in a police crackdown on protests against his government's ban on unregistered social media, access to the apps was restored -- but the demonstrations continued. Wow, that's pretty shocking. I wonder if something extreme like this could happen in developed countries if social media ever gets gutted to that extent. --- Don't trust the ones below level 33 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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