Example sentences for: ousted

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  • In China, for example, the big story had been the Chinese government's self-proclaimed diplomatic triumphs, such as President Clinton's visit to Beijing and Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visits to Moscow and Tokyo; in Russia it had been the collapse of the post-Soviet financial system and the humiliation of market reformers; in Israel the disintegration of Benjamin Netanyahu's government amid bitter divisions over the Middle East peace process; in South Africa the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on apartheid-era crimes; in Germany the September election that ousted Chancellor Helmut Kohl and brought the Social Democrat Gerhard Schröder to power; in Italy the country's success in qualifying to join the new euro currency; and in France its soccer team's 3-0 victory over Brazil in the final of the World Cup.

  • Pervaiz Musharraf, who led last week's army coup that ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, announced that a military-civilian council would be formed within a week to govern the country, but provided no timetable for relinquishing power.

  • Israeli voters ousted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Viagra still refuses to be ousted from its dominant position in the world's press.

  • Chavis was ousted after revelations that he used NAACP funds to settle sexual-harassment suits filed against him by former employees.


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