Overthrow may refer to:
* Overthrow, a change in government, often achieved by force or through a
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, ...
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**The
5th October Overthrow
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five.
Fifth or The Fifth may refer to:
* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...
, or Bulldozer Revolution, the events of 2000 that led to the downfall of Slobodan Milošević in the former Yugoslavia
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Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a ''coup d'état'' against Queen Liliʻuokalani, which took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu and led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents and six non-aborig ...
, the 1893 coup d'état by European and American businessmen that overthrew Queen Lili`uokalani of Hawai'i
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Independence
Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the s ...
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''Overthrow'' (book), a 2006 book by Stephen Kinzer about the United States's involvement in overthrowing governments
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Overthrow (cricket) In cricket, an overthrow (sometimes called a buzzer) is an additional run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder in the centre, having been thrown in from the outfield. Overthrows usually occur when a fielder a ...
, an extra run scored by a batsman as a result of the ball not being collected by a fielder in the centre, having been thrown in from the outfield
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Overthrow (structure)
In wrought ironwork, the overthrow, particularly popular in the Baroque era commencing in the 17th century, refers to the crowning section of ornamental wrought ironwork which forms a decorative crest above a wrought-iron gate; the overthrow prov ...
, the crowning section of ornamental wrought iron work which forms a decorative crest above a wrought iron gate
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Overthrow (comics)
Overthrow is a DC Comics supervillain who serves as an adversary to the Blue Beetle.
Fictional character biography
Arnold Daniel Beck was an embittered employee let go from Kord Omniversal (the corporation run by Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle) who ca ...
, a DC Comics supervillain who fought the Blue Beetle
* ''Overthrow'', a 2001 EP by American death metal band
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