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Those in Egypt, Libya, Iraq, and Yemen were eventually overthrown by secular nationalist revolutionaries.
Despite his attempts to quell the extremists, Robespierre was overthrown and guillotined in the counterattack of the propertied classes.
Following a bloodless coup in 1974 called the “Carnation Revolution,” Salazar’s successor, Dr. Marcelo Caetano, was overthrown and free elections were held.
James VII (of Scotland) and James II (of England) became king in 1685 and was overthrown in the same year.
The Democratic Party was elected in 1950, and remained in control until 1960, when, faced with increasing social and economic difficulties, it was overthrown by a military coup.