2009 Event Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar, is overthrown. New President, Andry Rajoelina, is appointed by the military 1993 Event Guatemala president Jorge Serrano overthrown by army 1979 Event Soviet troops invade Afghanistan, President Hafizullah Amin overthrown 1979 Event Ugandan dictator Idi Amin overthrown; Tanzania takes Kampala 1979 Event Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement 1974 Event Marcello Caetano overthrown in Portugal (Carnation revolution) 1969 Event Sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup 1965 Event Congo military coup under General Mobutu, President Kasavubu overthrown 1952 Event General Neguib seizes power, Monarchy overthrown in Egypt (National Day) 1943 Event Delft opposition group-Pahud de Mortanges overthrown 1923 Event Greek king George II overthrown by army/republic 1923 Event Bulgarian premier Stamboeliski and King Boris III overthrown 1919 Event City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown 1913 Birthday Jacobo Arbenz, president of Guatemala, 1951-54, ; overthrown by CIA 1911 Event Overthrown shah of Persia Mohammed Ali lands on Astrabad with army 1909 Event Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown 1903 Birthday Ramon Ernesto Cruz Ucles, Honduras president, 1971-72, ; overthrown
