overthrown

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On 7 December, mutinying soldiers claimed to have overthrown the Benin president.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“I’m happy because the Ayatollah was overthrown, and for the freedom,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

It's the only nation in West Africa which hasn't experienced a military coup or seen its government overthrown.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Pahlavi, who has lived in exile since his father was overthrown and replaced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, urged an outside "humanitarian intervention to prevent more innocent lives" being lost in Iran.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

By 1426 CE, they and their allies had overthrown the Tepanecs, and they soon moved to bring all the peoples of Mexico under their authority.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz