Sentence examples for demanded the downfall of from inspiring English sources

It was not long before the masses demanded the downfall of "military rule," and the initiation of free and fair civilian elections.

Our demands are the same as they were from the first day: The people demand the downfall of the regime.

But the concessions — after the killings — seemed to embolden a movement that went from calling for a true constitutional monarchy to demanding the downfall of the monarchy.

"The people demand the downfall of the council of shame," the crowd chants.

"Even as Egypt's central security chief declared they 'will not allow another revolution,' the hashtag 'the people demand the downfall of the regime' quietly became the top trending topic in the Arab Twittersphere".

PURIM, beginning tomorrow at sundown, is a good-time holiday, demanding foolishness and antic behavior in celebration of the downfall of Haman, persecutor of the Jews, and the victory of Esther who duped the swine and saved her people.

But instead of calling for the downfall of the regime, many were demanding that al-Sisi become their next leader.

The new prime minister is likely to immediately run into the same legal quagmire that led to the downfall of Gilani – a demand by the supreme court that he write to authorities in Switzerland formally requesting a reopening of the fraud case against Zardari, something the PPP is determined not to do.

If we're concerned that a book glamourising man-child love is going to bring about the downfall of society then we'd better demand the removal of Lolita too.

Mackey blamed unreasonable demands by the workers' union for contributing to the downfall of the co-op.

Although some of the chants and symbols Friday had a religious cast, protesters' demands remained the same — emphasizing a nonsectarian call for democracy and the downfall of the government.