Sentence examples for overthrown of from inspiring English sources

Not all dynasties need to be overthrown, of course; some implode.

He was sharply critical of existing Arab governments, most of which he said should be overthrown; of a long series of attempts at peace negotiations; and of his longtime rival, Yasir Arafat.

This area was critical in the historic overthrown of the sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom by foreign businessmen, as the area was a hub of military and foreign commerce activities throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

His government was overthrown because of rightist criticism of his push for social reform on a budget badly depleted by the Suez invasion.

The charismatic baritone Simon Keenlyside, who created the role of Prospero, the overthrown Duke of Milan who practices sorcery on the isle, at the Royal Opera will sing it in the Met production, with the lovely mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as Miranda, his daughter.

The Titan Kronos, the overthrown father of Zeus, is slowly regaining power, with the intention of destroying the gods and everything built upon them, i.e., the West.

The overthrown titans of Wall Street took the biggest knock, with average pay cuts of 38% and median bonuses of zero.

After Mr. Ben Ali was overthrown, leaders of the group that mounted the Djerba attack were among hundreds of prisoners freed in an amnesty, and the group is active again.

However, soon after the military junta was overthrown, word of the island started to spread among young Greeks in search of their first proper fix of counter-culture.

In 1809 a palace revolution had overthrown King Gustav IV of Sweden and had put the aged, childless, and sickly Charles XIII on the throne.

Prince Sihanouk, the recently overthrown ruler of Cambodia, has been attempting to gain support from the eastern Communist strongholds to regain Cambodian rule.