ousted

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He was ousted in the country's most recent coup in 2021 by Doumbouya, who went on to win presidential elections last year.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization bombing campaign and subsequent protests ousted Milosevic in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Travis Kalanick, Uber’s ousted founder, and Anthony Levandowski, the tarnished O.G. of the Google car project, returned to the scene in a dramatic way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

They chanted: "Long live the king," referring to Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Iran's last shah, who was ousted by the 1979 revolution.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

He said that his statement about President Kennedy’s assassination was not why he had been ousted from the Muslims.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey