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This is a list of formal impeachments , impeachment attempts or impeachment inquiries of presidents , or holders of other offices equivalent to a head of state .
Successful impeachments
Name
Country
Title
Date
Crime(s)
Result
Donald Trump
United States
President
December 18, 2019
Abuse of power, obstruction of Congress
Park Geun-hye
South Korea
President
March 10, 2017
Abuse of power
Passed. Second female president to be impeached. Succeeded in office by prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn as acting president.[1]
Dilma Rousseff
Brazil
President
August 31, 2016
Responsibility crimes
Passed. First female president to be impeached. Succeeded in office by vice president Michel Temer .[2]
Viktor Yanukovych
Ukraine
President
February 21, 2014
High treason due to several pro-Russia policies
The impeachment procedure stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine was not followed. Fled the country. Succeeded in office by parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov as acting president.[3]
Fernando Lugo
Paraguay
President
June 21, 2012
Nepotism , insecurity, improper land purchase
Passed. Succeeded in office by vice president Federico Franco .[4]
Rolandas Paksas
Lithuania
President
April 6, 2004
Interfering in a privatization transaction, leaking classified information
Passed. Succeeded in office by parliament speaker Artūras Paulauskas as acting president.[5]
Abdurrahman Wahid
Indonesia
President
July 23, 2001
Threatening to dissolve Parliament
Passed. Succeeded in office by vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri .[6]
Alberto Fujimori
Peru
President
November 21, 2000
Murder, bodily harm, two counts of kidnapping
Passed. Succeeded in office by Congress President Valentín Paniagua as constitutional president.[7]
Joseph Estrada
Philippines
President
November 13, 2000
Corruption
Impeached by the Philippine House of Representatives , went to impeachment trial at the Senate , Ousted by protests . Succeeded in office by vice president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo .[8]
Bill Clinton
United States
President
December 19, 1998
Perjury, obstruction of justice
Impeached, but not removed from office by the United States Senate .[9]
Boris Yeltsin (2nd time)
Russia
President
September 22, 1993
Violation of the Constitution
Retained post after an armed standoff with the Supreme Council .[10]
Carlos Andrés Pérez
Venezuela
President
March 20, 1993
Embezzlement
Passed. Succeeded in office by congress president Octavio Lepage as provisional president.[11]
Fernando Collor de Mello
Brazil
President
September 1, 1992
Influence peddling
Resigned from office. Succeeded in office by vice president Itamar Franco .[12]
Abolhassan Banisadr
Iran
President
June 21, 1981
Working against clerics
Passed. Succeeded in office by the Provisional Presidential Council .[13]
Sukarno
Indonesia
President
March 12, 1967
Allegation of masterminding the 30 September Movement coup against himself
Passed. Succeeded in office by chairman of cabinet presidium General Suharto as acting president and later full president.[14]
Andrew Johnson
United States
President
February 24, 1868
Violating the Tenure of Office Act
Impeached, but not removed from office by the United States Senate .[15]
Resigned during the impeachment attempt
Failed
Name
Country
Title
Date
Result
Sebastián Piñera
Chile
President
December 12, 2019
Not passed[19]
Miloš Zeman
Czech Republic
President
September 26, 2019
Not passed[20]
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1st time)
Peru
President
December 21, 2017
Not passed[16]
Jacob Zuma
South Africa
President
April 5, 2016
Not passed[21]
Václav Klaus
Czech Republic
President
March 5, 2013
Not passed
Traian Băsescu (2nd time)
Romania
President
July 29, 2012
Not passed[22]
George W. Bush
United States
President
June 11, 2008
Resolution referred to committee, no further action taken[23]
Traian Băsescu (1st time)
Romania
President
April 19, 2007
Not passed[24]
Roh Moo-hyun
South Korea
President
March 12, 2004
Not passed[25]
Boris Yeltsin (3rd time)
Russia
President
May 15, 1999
Not passed[10]
Boris Yeltsin (1st time)
Russia
President
March 28, 1993
Not passed[10]
James Buchanan
United States
President
June 16, 1860
Committee found that nothing had been done to warrant impeachment[citation needed ]
John Tyler
United States
President
January 10, 1843
Not passed[26]
Warren Hastings
British Raj
Governor-General
February 13, 1788
Not passed[citation needed ]
Ongoing
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