overthrow

Example Sentences

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Fearing looting and vandalism after Kadhafi's overthrow, the antiquities department removed "all the artefacts until the country re-stabilised", said Fakroun, 63, who has worked at the French archaeological mission to Libya for almost four decades.

From Barron's

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

The attack was the first major test of a new American security partnership with the government of Sharaa, a former rebel leader who led the overthrow of autocrat Bashar al-Assad last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wagner, your character Marcelo is not trying to overthrow the government.

From Los Angeles Times

“I love that this is not a film about someone who’s trying to overthrow the government — he’s just a guy who sticks with his values, with who he is,” Moura says about his part.

From Los Angeles Times