overthrew

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The 1976 coup overthrew president Isabel Peron, who had replaced her husband Juan Peron after he died in office.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The US and Cuba have had strained relations since communist leader Fidel Castro overthrew a US-backed government in 1959.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The crash highlighted Turkey’s role as a power broker in Libya, an oil-rich country in north Africa that descended into political crisis and civil war after a 2011 rebellion overthrew former dictator Col.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

During the 2024-25 winter season, GII.17 overthrew the previous dominant norovirus strain, GII.4, that had been responsible for more than half of national norovirus outbreaks over the preceding decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

It was Gil-galad, Elven-king and Elendil of Westernesse who overthrew Sauron, though they themselves perished in the deed; and Isildur Elendil’s son cut the Ring from Sauron’s hand and took it for his own.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien