Overthrow may refer to:
* Overthrow, a change in government, often achieved by force or through a
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup
, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to powe ...
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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 Avenue
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a cont ...
, 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 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 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 status of ...
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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 batter 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 ...
, 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), the crowning section of ornamental wrought iron work which forms a decorative crest above a wrought iron gate
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Overthrow (comics), a DC Comics supervillain who fought the Blue Beetle
* ''Overthrow'', a 2001 EP by American death metal band
Misery Index Misery Index can refer to:
Economics
*Misery index (economics), adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate
Entertainment
*Misery Index (band), an American death metal band from Baltimore
*Misery Index (album), ''Misery Index'' (alb ...
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