List of impeachments of heads of state

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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 Charge(s) Result
Donald Trump  United States President December 18, 2019 Abuse of power, obstruction of Congress Impeached by the United States House of Representatives;[1] acquitted by the United States Senate on February 5, 2020.[2]
Park Geun-hye  South Korea President December 9, 2016 Abuse of power Removed by the Constitutional Court on March 10, 2017. Second South Korean president to be impeached. Succeeded in office by prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn as acting president.[3]
Dilma Rousseff  Brazil President April 17, 2016 Violation of budgetary laws Suspended from presidency on May 12, 2016; removed from office by the Federal Senate on August 31, 2016. First female president to be impeached. Succeeded in office by vice president Michel Temer.[4]
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 following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Succeeded in office by parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov as acting president.[5]
Václav Klaus  Czech Republic President March 5, 2013 Treason Impeached by the Senate, but rejected as moot by the Constitutional Court as his term in office had expired.[6]
Fernando Lugo  Paraguay President June 21, 2012 Nepotism, insecurity, improper land purchase Removed from office by the Senate on June 22, 2012; succeeded in office by vice president Federico Franco.[7]
Rolandas Paksas  Lithuania President March 31, 2004 Interfering in a privatization transaction, leaking classified information Removed by the Seimas on April 6, 2004. Succeeded in office by parliament speaker Artūras Paulauskas as acting president.[8]
Roh Moo-hyun  South Korea President March 12, 2004 Election law violations Impeached by the National Assembly; reinstated by the Constitutional Court on May 14, 2004.[9] Goh Kun served as acting president during the impeachment.
Abdurrahman Wahid  Indonesia President July 23, 2001 Threatening to dissolve Parliament Removed by the People's Consultative Assembly. Succeeded in office by vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri.[10]
Alberto Fujimori  Peru President November 22, 2000 Murder, bodily harm, two counts of kidnapping Fujimori announced his resignation on November 17, 2000. The resignation was rejected by the Congress of Peru, who voted to remove him from office four days later. Succeeded in office by Congress President Valentín Paniagua as constitutional president.[11]
Joseph Estrada  Philippines President November 13, 2000 Corruption Impeached by the Philippine House of Representatives; case went to impeachment trial at the Senate. Ousted by protests on January 20, 2001. Succeeded in office by vice president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.[12]
Bill Clinton  United States President December 19, 1998 Perjury, obstruction of justice Impeached by the United States House of Representatives; acquitted by the United States Senate on February 12, 1999.[13]
Boris Yeltsin (2nd time)  Russia President September 22, 1993 Violation of the Constitution Retained post after an armed standoff with the Supreme Council.[14]
Carlos Andrés Pérez  Venezuela President March 20, 1993 Embezzlement Found guilty by the Supreme Court of Venezuela on May 21, 1993; removed by Venezuelan National Congress on August 31, 1993. Succeeded in office by congress president Octavio Lepage as provisional president.[15]
Fernando Collor de Mello  Brazil President September 1 1992 Influence peddling Resigned from office on December 29, 1992 Succeeded in office by vice president Itamar Franco.[16]
Abolhassan Banisadr  Iran President June 20, 1981 Anti-revolutionary conduct, ties to political-militant organisations such as MEK Removed by Ayatollah Khomeini. Succeeded in office by the Provisional Presidential Council.[17]
Sukarno  Indonesia President March 12, 1967 Allegation of masterminding the 30 September Movement coup against himself Removed by MPRS. Succeeded in office by chairman of cabinet presidium General Suharto as acting president and later full president.[18]
Café Filho  Brazil President November 19, 1955 Coup d'état attempt in order to prevent Juscelino Kubtschek to take office, leaving the presidency to Carlos Luz purposefully Barred from resuming the powers of presidency, after a self-declared incapacity on 8 November 1955, by the Federal Senate on November 22, 1955. The process occurred during the government of Nereu Ramos.[19][20][21]
Carlos Luz  Brazil President November 11, 1955 Coup d'état attempt in order to prevent Juscelino Kubtschek to take office Removed from office by the Federal Senate on November 11, 1955. The impeachment process occurred in one day. Succeeded by president of Federal Senate Nereu Ramos.[22][23]
Andrew Johnson  United States President February 24, 1868 Violating the Tenure of Office Act Impeached by the United States House of Representatives; acquitted by the United States Senate on May 26, 1868.[24][25]
Warren Hastings  British Raj Governor-General February 13, 1788 Corruption Acquitted on April 23, 1795.[26]

Resigned during the impeachment attempt

Name Country Title Date Result
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2nd time)  Peru President March 21, 2018 Resigned before formal vote[27]
Robert Mugabe  Zimbabwe President November 21, 2017 Resigned before formal vote[28][29]
Pervez Musharraf  Pakistan President August 18, 2008 Resigned before formal vote,[30] convicted in absentia in 2019 and sentenced to death[31][32][33]
Giovanni Leone  Italy President June 15, 1978 Resigned before formal vote[34]
Richard Nixon  United States President August 9, 1974 Resigned before formal vote[35]

Failed impeachment attempts

Name Country Title Date Result
Sebastián Piñera  Chile President December 12, 2019 The National Congress rejected a motion to impeach Piñera for failure to protect human rights, finding that it did not meet the constitutional threshold for impeachment.[36]
Martín Vizcarra  Peru President October 1, 2019 The Congress of Peru attempted to impeach and remove Vizcarra after the Peruvian president ordered the dissolution of congress as part of the 2019 Peruvian constitutional crisis. The vote was deemed illegitimate. [37]
Miloš Zeman  Czech Republic President September 26, 2019 Not passed[38]
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1st time)  Peru President December 21, 2017 Not passed[27]
Michel Temer  Brazil President June 9, 2017 Dismissed by the Superior Electoral Court.[39]
Rodrigo Duterte  Philippines President March 16, 2017 The House Justice Committee threw out the charge by unanimous vote.[40]
Jacob Zuma  South Africa President April 5, 2016 Not passed[41]
Benigno Aquino III  Philippines President July 21, 2014 The House Justice Committee threw out the charges by a vote of 54-4.[42][43]
Giorgio Napolitano  Italy President February 11, 2014 Not passed[34][44]
Traian Băsescu (2nd time)  Romania President July 29, 2012 Not passed[45]
Barack Obama  United States President March 7, 2012 Resolution referred to committee, no further action taken[46]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (4th time)  Philippines President November 26, 2008 The House Justice Committee threw out the charges by a vote of 42-8.[47]
George W. Bush  United States President June 11, 2008 Resolution referred to committee, no further action taken[48]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (3rd time)  Philippines President November 26, 2007 Rejected by the House of Representatives of the Philippines through a vote of 184-1.[47][49]
Traian Băsescu (1st time)  Romania President April 19, 2007 Not passed[50]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2nd time)  Philippines President August 24, 2006 Rejected by the House of Representatives of the Philippines through a vote of 173-32.[47][51]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1st time)  Philippines President August 30, 2005 The House Justice Committee threw out the charges.[47][52]
Boris Yeltsin (3rd time)  Russia President May 15, 1999 Not passed[14]
Boris Yeltsin (1st time)  Russia President March 28, 1993 Not passed[14]
Francesco Cossiga  Italy President December 1991 Not passed[34]
Getúlio Vargas  Brazil President June 16, 1954 Rejected by the Chamber of Deputies through a vote of 136-35.[53][54][55]
James Buchanan  United States President June 16, 1860 Committee found that nothing had been done to warrant impeachment.[56]
John Tyler  United States President January 10, 1843 Impeachment resolution rejected by the United States House of Representatives 127 to 83.[57]

Ongoing impeachment inquiries

Name Country Title Date Status
Ilir Meta  Albania President June 11, 2019 Impeachment inquiry in progress[58][59]

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