Nepal's Youth Revolution: From Social Media Ban to Toppling the Government
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Nepal is set to vote for a new government on March 5, six months after a large-scale anti-corruption protest led by Gen-Z toppled the KP Sharma Oli government.
The 2025 protests in the Himalayan nation were never meant to start a revolution, but over the course of five days, Nepalese youth found themselves marching the streets to call out rampant corruption in the government.
Widespread unemployment and the state of the economy, further exacerbated by the ban on 26 social media sites, only enraged 'Generation Z' as thousands marched the streets demanding answers from the government.
Nepal's youth would continue to defy police orders and protest, calling for the government, led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.
On September 12, 2025, Nepal saw history in the making when former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as interim prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold the top post.
