ousted

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Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been in detention since a 2021 military coup, with her announced movement to house arrest a tantilising update that still leaves her isolated from the public eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Ousted Sudanese autocrat Omar al-Bashir faced his first of two ICC warrants eight months after it was requested.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Ousted from his second term in a 1999 military coup, he returned in the 2013 parliamentary elections, staging a triumphant comeback to become Prime Minister for a record third term.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

Ousted Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan secured bail on Thursday from the Islamabad High Court over murder charges, blocking his arrest for 14 days, his lawyer Gohar Khan said.

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2023

Ah! the lapse of courtly manners, Ah! the change from knighthood's code Since the day when oil and spanners Ousted horseflesh from the road!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, May 20, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir