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Overthrown by his own caucus in 1998, he said he had no interest in presiding over a bunch of “cannibals.”

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2011

“Ben Ali First Arab Leader Overthrown by an Intifada,” read the front page of Lebanon’s independent An-Nahar newspaper, using the word for “uprising”.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 15, 2011

Overthrown 19 days previously as Prime Minister, M. Briand had elected to come into the Tardieu Cabinet in his favorite role of Foreign Minister.

From Time Magazine Archive

Overthrown in 1960 by spontaneous, nationwide student demonstrations, Rhee was replaced for a brief period by a truly democratic regime led by President Yun Po Sun.

From Time Magazine Archive

And so, having bagged the contract for the Synthetic Cooking Vinegar labels, he deftly banished Chacko from the fighting ranks of the Overthrowers to the treacherous ranks of the To Be Overthrown.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy