India, Sept. 12 -- Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki on Friday took oath as the country's interim prime minister, three days after KP Sharma Oli resigned after massive protests in the country.

Karki, the country's first woman chief justice, now has the mammoth task to lead the transition in the middle of a political crisis.

The Himalayan nation plunged into chaos earlier this week after protestors, mostly youngsters, took to streets leading to an unprecedented violence that led to the fall of Oli's government.

At least 51 people were killed in the protests that began on Monday, September 8. Following the protest, Karki emerged as the leading candidate by many "Gen Z" representatives, who have led the protests.

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