topple

The term “Thermidorian,” central in the book, points to that period in the French Revolution following the toppling of the radical Jacobins.

In any event, such operations seldom topple strongmen – but they do seed paranoia and crackdowns as regimes chase ghosts.

The South Asian nation of 170 million people has been in political turmoil since was Sheikh Hasina was toppled in August 2024, fleeing to India.

As they moved a frame, the other five toppled, pinning Mr James until other workers - who needed a torch to see in the container - managed to get them off.

Petro called the operation part of a scheme to topple the leftist government in neighboring Venezuela.