DEPOSITION (POLITICS)

'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.

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Notable deposed politicians

Notable deposed kings

Notable deposed bishops

See also

Notable deposed politicians

★ Arnoldo Alemán

★ Jean-Bertrand Aristide

★ Fulgencio Batista

★ Dost Mohammad Khan

★ Lucio Gutiérrez

★ Hissène Habré

★ Mengistu Haile Mariam

★ Manuel Noriega

★ Gustavo Noboa

★ Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

★ Carlos Andres Perez

★ Saddam Hussein

★ Nawaz Sharif

★ Charles Taylor

★ Thaksin Shinawatra

★ David Collett

Notable deposed kings

★ Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg

★ Edward II of England

★ Edward V of England

★ Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

★ Henry VI of England

★ Louis XVI of France

★ Richard II of England

★ Richard III of England

★ Sancho II of Portugal

★ Wenceslaus, King of the Romans

Notable deposed bishops

'In the East'

★ Cyril of Alexandria

★ John Chrysostom

★ Nestorius

★ Photios I of Constantinople
'In the West'

★ Antipope Benedict XIII

★ Antipope John XXIII

See also

★ Coup d'état

★ Defrock

★ Motion of no confidence