"The people inside that building didn't care about us. The government didn't care about the people, they only cared about their own wealth and power, their own authority. I am lucky to be alive. It's like I was given a new start to my life, a new chance."
"On September 8, security forces shot dead 19 young protesters outside Parliament. Their deaths set off a nationwide conflagration—in all, 77 people died in the chaos of September 8 and 9—which resulted in the resignation of 74-year-old, three-time prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli and the dissolution of Parliament, and ushered in a new political era for this struggling nation of 30 million."
Nepal experienced a transformative political upheaval following a Gen Z-led uprising in September. Security forces killed 19 young protesters outside Parliament on September 8, triggering nationwide chaos that claimed 77 lives total. The violence forced the resignation of three-time Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and dissolved Parliament. Young Nepalis, frustrated with government corruption and indifference to citizens' needs, mobilized for change. The uprising ushered in a new political era for the nation of 30 million. In March elections, voters rejected the three major legacy parties, granting a parliamentary supermajority to an upstart party favored by Gen Z, fundamentally reshaping Nepal's political landscape.
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