overthrew
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overthrew
A year later, the lumpen militaryoverthrewthe government and established a brutal dictatorship.
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It was because of such a deficit that, twenty years ago, weoverthrewsocialism in our country.
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We recognise that the juntaoverthrewa democratically elected government.
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I welcome the fact that nearly every one of those speeches—perhaps with one exception—overthrewthe tradition of not being controversial.
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Theyoverthrewa brutal military junta.
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The coupoverthrewthe democratically elected government.
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The present régimeoverthrewthe democratically elected régime by military force, and we all know of the terrible atrocities which have been committed since that régime took office.
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After several years under the tyrannical rule of the chieftain, the peopleoverthrewhim and flogged their chieftain to death.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The end of the absolute monarchy came in 1932, when a revolutionoverthrewthe ancient system of government and replaced it with a constitutional monarchy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hippocon, with the help of his sons,overthrewhim, took the throne and expelled his brothers from the kingdom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The front is fitted a set of batteries for youroverthrew.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A coupoverthrewthe government in 1999, starting a civil war.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This excellence in technical skillsoverthrewthe sport's traditional emphasis on artistry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The airport was officially opened a week after theoverthrewof the government.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Together with his wife, heoverthrewhis predecessor.
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