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.

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
• Aisin-Gioro Puyi of the Qing Dynasty
• Edward II of England
• Edward V of England
• Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Henry VI of England
• Louis XVI of France
• Manuel II of Portugal
• Philip III of Portugal
• 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
• Cyril Lucaris
• 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