Overthrow
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Overthrow may refer to:
- Overthrow, a change in government, often achievedAchieved statusAchieved status is a sociological term denoting a social position that a person can acquire on the basis of merit; it is a position that is earned or chosen. It is the opposite of ascribed status. It reflects personal skills, abilities, and efforts...
by force or through a coup.- The 5th October Overthrow5th October OverthrowA series of events occurred in 2000 in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, following the presidential elections and culminating in the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's regime on 5 October 2000...
, or Bulldozer Revolution, the events of 2000 that led to the downfall of Slobodan Milošević in the former Yugoslavia. - Overthrow of the Hawai'ian Monarchy, the 1893 coup d'état by European and American businessmen that overthrew Queen Lili`uokalani of Hawai'i.
- The 5th October Overthrow
- Overthrow (book)Overthrow (book)Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a book published in 2006 by award-winning New York Times foreign correspondent and author Stephen Kinzer about the United States's involvement in the overthrow of foreign governments from the late 19th century to the present...
, a book by Stephen Kinzer released in 2006 about the United States's involvement in overthrowing governments. - Overthrow (cricket)Overthrow (cricket)In the sport of cricket, an overthrow is 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...
, 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. - Overthrow (structure)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 provides some stabilizing structure tying together...
, the crowning section of ornamental wrought iron work which forms a decorative crest above a wrought iron gate. - Overthrow (comics)Overthrow (comics)Overthrow was a DC Comics supervillain who fought the Blue Beetle.-Fictional character biography:Arnold Daniel Beck was an embittered employee let go from Kord Omniversal who came to believe that he was just a victim of the machinations of the military-industrial complex, of which Kord's company...
, a relatively obscure DC Comics supervillain who fought the Blue Beetle. - Overthrow (album)Overthrow (album)Overthrow is the début release by Maryland Deathgrind band, Misery Index.- Track listing :# "Manufacturing Greed – 3:36# "Your Pain Is Nothing" – 4:19# "Blood on Their Hands" – 1:40# "Pulling Out the Nails" – 2:26...
, an EP by Maryland death metal band, Misery Index.