Sentence examples for overthrow power from inspiring English sources

In his films, Curtis draws on recent attempts to overthrow power in autocratic countries, describing the spontaneous revolutions in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan as a "triumph of the visions of computer utopians of the 1960s, with their vision of computers allowing individuals to create new, non-hierarchical societies" – just like in that mass game of Pong.

"By 'revolution' I mean a violent overthrow of power within a particular country which claims human lives.

To meet and overthrow the power of that dynasty is the work now before all those who would prevent that consummation.

"But it will be temporary only until we overthrow from power [President] Tomislav Nikolic and [Prime Minister] Aleksandar Vucic, our renegades and Serbian traitors".

Col Gaddafi came to power by overthrowing King Idris in a coup in 1969, ten years after independence, and Libya embarked on a radically new chapter in its history.

For what doesn't overthrow a power-hungry leader only makes him more powerful.

The 86-year-old was overthrown from power in February 2011 following mass protests on the streets of Cairo.

"The Egyptian revolution was about overthrowing the power of a military which had governed for itself for 60 years," said Aalam Wassef, a film-maker who has taken part in rallies opposing army intervention in Egypt.

By 537, the Ostrogothic monarchy had been overthrown, and power passed to the Byzantine emperors.

After the Soviet Union collapsed, Dmitri Nagarov, chief of intelligence and security, took the opportunity to overthrow existing powers and declared independence.

This was considered a rare feat, as the vast majority of provincial First Secretaries were overthrown through power seizures by radicals and Red Guards, or were removed from power through other means.