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Example sentences for: overthrow

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But family rivalry triggered the overthrow of Jaume III by his cousin Pedro IV, who then seized the Balearics for Aragón.
Clarke suggested starting with modest aid, just enough to keep the Northern Alliance in the fight and tie down al Qaeda terrorists, without aiming to overthrow the Taliban.
First, Saddam urged Arab "masses" to overthrow Arab leaders "who boast of friendship with the United States."
This action spelled the end of public tolerance of the regime, which collapsed eight months later when the junta attempted to overthrow the Cypriot president, Archbishop Makarios, provoking the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
"The West knows bombs will not lead to his overthrow, but feels it has to do something.