1989 Event After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu 1982 Event West Germany's Parliament ousts Helmut Schmidt for Helmut Kohl 1980 Event Coup ousts Prime Minister Henck Arron of Suriname 1973 Event Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos 1972 Event Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana 1971 Event Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote to become dictator of Uganda 1966 Event Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana 1906 Event U.S. intervenes in Cuba ousts dictator Estrada Palma
