Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday, his aide Prakash Silwal said, according to Reuters.
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The resignation of the 73-year-old came as young protesters in Nepal defied a curfew on Tuesday to vent anger at the government a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed, Agence France-Presse reported.
The protests, which began on Monday with demands that the government lift a ban on social media and tackle corruption, reignited despite the apps going back online.
Kathmandu police spokesman Shekhar Khanal said that several groups had refused to obey a curfew on Tuesday, saying there were protesters in the street in many areas including “cases of fire and attacks”.
Oli’s resignation follows that of his interior minister on Monday, according to a government statement. Two others quit on Tuesday, according to Nepali media.
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