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Overthrown Ruler Of 1979 Crossword Clue

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34%6Ruler given role when overthrown
noun

• a governor of a province in ancient Persia

33%7Ruler overthrown in a popular uprising in 1986
noun

• son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)

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New York Times26 Feb 2013 Down 40 THESHAH
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