Deposition by political means concerns the removal of a politician or monarch. It may be done by coup, impeachment, invasion, or forced abdication. The term may also refer to the official removal of a clergyman, especially a bishop, from ecclesiastical office.
Notable deposed politicians
- Arnoldo Alemán
- Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Fulgencio Batista
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
- Dost Mohammad Khan
- Lucio Gutiérrez
- Hissène Habré
- Sam Houston
- Saddam Hussein
- Alexander Kerensky
- Ferdinand E. Marcos
- Mengistu Haile Mariam
- Mohamed Morsi
- Hosni Mubarak
- Manuel Noriega
- Gustavo Noboa
- Konstantin Päts
- Carlos Andrés Pérez
- Nawaz Sharif
- Thaksin Shinawatra
- Antanas Smetona
- Charles Taylor
- KÄrlis Ulmanis
Notable deposed kings
- Adolf of Nassau
- Aisin-Gioro Puyi of the Qing Dynasty
- Edward II of England
- Edward V of England
- Ethelred II of England
- Frederick II
- Haile Selassie I
- Henry VI of England
- James II of England
- Louis XVI of France
- Manuel II of Portugal
- Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
- Philip III of Portugal
- Richard II of England
- Richard III of England
- Sancho II of Portugal
- Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
- Frederick William Koko Mingi VIII of Nembe
Notable deposed bishops
- Cyril of Alexandria
- Cyril Lucaris
- John Chrysostom
- Nestorius
- Photios I of Constantinople
- Antipope Benedict XIII
- Antipope John XXIII
- The Nine Bishops of the Nonjuring Schism
See also
- Coup d'état
- Defrock
- Motion of no confidence
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