List of impeachments of heads of state

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
NameCountryTitleDateCharge(s)Result
Donald Trump (2nd time)  United States President January 13, 2021 Incitement of insurrection Impeached by the United States House of Representatives;[1] as of January 16, 2021, awaiting trial in the United States Senate. These impeachment articles were passed a week before Trump's planned departure from office and his term expired before the Articles of Impeachment were delivered to the Senate to allow his trial to begin.
Martín Vizcarra (2nd time)  Peru President November 2, 2020 Bribery, perjury Removed from the presidency by the Congress of Peru on November 9, 2020 by a supermajority vote. Succeeded in office by the President of Congress Manuel Merino through constitutional succession.[2][3]
Martín Vizcarra (1st time)  Peru President September 11, 2020 Influence peddling Acquitted by the Congress of Peru on September 18, 2020.
Donald Trump (1st time)  United States President December 18, 2019 Abuse of power, obstruction of Congress Impeached by the United States House of Representatives;[4] acquitted by the United States Senate on February 5, 2020.[5]
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2nd time)  Peru President March 21, 2018 Vote buying, money laundering[6] Impeachment proceedings passed by congress. President resigned before scheduled trial vote.[6]
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1st time)  Peru President December 21, 2017 Bribery, money laundering[6] Impeachment proceedings passed by congress, but later acquitted by the Congress of Peru.
Park Geun-hye South Korea PresidentDecember 9, 2016Abuse of powerImpeached by the National Assembly; removed by the Constitutional Court on March 10, 2017. Hwang Kyo-ahn served as acting president during the impeachment.[7]
Dilma Rousseff Brazil PresidentApril 17, 2016Violation of budgetary lawsSuspended 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.[8]
Viktor Yanukovych Ukraine PresidentFebruary 21, 2014TreasonThe 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.[9]
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.[10]
Fernando Lugo Paraguay PresidentJune 21, 2012Nepotism, insecurity, improper land purchaseRemoved from office by the Senate on June 22, 2012; succeeded in office by vice president Federico Franco.[11]
Rolandas Paksas Lithuania PresidentMarch 31, 2004Interfering in a privatization transaction, leaking classified informationRemoved by the Seimas on April 6, 2004. Succeeded in office by parliament speaker Artūras Paulauskas as acting president.[12]
Roh Moo-hyun South Korea PresidentMarch 12, 2004Election law violationsImpeached by the National Assembly; reinstated by the Constitutional Court on May 14, 2004.[13] Goh Kun served as acting president during the impeachment.
Abdurrahman Wahid Indonesia PresidentJuly 23, 2001Threatening to dissolve ParliamentRemoved by the People's Consultative Assembly. Succeeded in office by vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri.[14]
Alberto Fujimori Peru PresidentNovember 22, 2000Murder, bodily harm, two counts of kidnappingFujimori 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.[15]
Joseph Estrada Philippines PresidentNovember 13, 2000CorruptionImpeached 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.[16]
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.[17]
Boris Yeltsin Russia PresidentSeptember 22, 1993Violation of the ConstitutionRetained post after an armed standoff with the Supreme Council.[18]
Carlos Andrés Pérez Venezuela PresidentMarch 20, 1993EmbezzlementFound 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.[19]
Fernando Collor de Mello Brazil PresidentSeptember 1, 1992Influence peddlingResigned from office on December 29, 1992. Succeeded in office by vice president Itamar Franco.[20]
Abolhassan Banisadr Iran PresidentJune 20, 1981Anti-revolutionary conduct, ties to political-militant organisations such as MEKRemoved by Ayatollah Khomeini. Succeeded in office by the Provisional Presidential Council.[21]
Sukarno Indonesia PresidentMarch 12, 1967Allegation of masterminding the 30 September Movement coup against himselfRemoved by MPRS. Succeeded in office by chairman of cabinet presidium General Suharto as acting president and later full president.[22]
Café Filho  Brazil President November 19, 1955 Coup d'état attempt to prevent Juscelino Kubtschek from taking 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.[23][24][25]
Carlos Luz  Brazil President November 11, 1955 Coup d'état attempt to prevent Juscelino Kubtschek from taking 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.[26][27]
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.[28][29]

Resigned during the impeachment attempt
NameCountryTitleDateResult
Robert Mugabe  Zimbabwe President November 21, 2017 Resigned before formal vote[30][31]
Pervez Musharraf  Pakistan President August 18, 2008 Resigned before formal vote,[32] convicted in absentia in 2019 and sentenced to death[33][34][35]
Giovanni Leone  Italy President June 15, 1978 Resigned before formal vote[36]
Richard Nixon  United States President August 9, 1974 Resigned before formal vote[37]

Failed impeachment attempts
NameCountryTitleDateResult
Ilir Meta  Albania President July 27, 2020 The Albanian Parliament voted against Meta's impeachment over his unsuccessful attempt to cancel the 2019 local elections.[38]
Sebastián Piñera Chile PresidentDecember 12, 2019The 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.[39]
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.[40]
Miloš Zeman Czech Republic PresidentSeptember 26, 2019Not passed[41]
Michel Temer  Brazil President June 9, 2017 Dismissed by the Superior Electoral Court.[42]
Rodrigo Duterte  Philippines President March 16, 2017 The House Justice Committee threw out the charge by unanimous vote.[43]
Jacob Zuma South Africa PresidentApril 5, 2016Not passed[44]
Benigno Aquino III  Philippines President July 21, 2014 The House Justice Committee threw out the charges by a vote of 54-4.[45][46]
Giorgio Napolitano  Italy President February 11, 2014 Not passed[36][47]
Traian Băsescu Romania PresidentJuly 29, 2012Not passed[48]
Barack Obama  United States President March 7, 2012 Resolution referred to committee, no further action taken[49]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo  Philippines President November 26, 2008 The House Justice Committee threw out the charges by a vote of 42-8.[50]
George W. Bush  United States President June 11, 2008 Resolution referred to committee, no further action taken[51]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo  Philippines President November 26, 2007 Rejected by the House of Representatives of the Philippines through a vote of 184-1.[50][52]
Traian Băsescu Romania PresidentApril 19, 2007Not passed[53]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo  Philippines President August 24, 2006 Rejected by the House of Representatives of the Philippines through a vote of 173-32.[50][54]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo  Philippines President August 30, 2005 The House Justice Committee threw out the charges.[50][55]
Boris Yeltsin Russia PresidentMay 15, 1999Not passed[18]
Boris Yeltsin Russia PresidentMarch 28, 1993Not passed[18]
Francesco Cossiga  Italy President December 1991 Not passed[36]
Getúlio Vargas  Brazil President June 16, 1954 Rejected by the Chamber of Deputies through a vote of 136-35.[56][57][58]
James Buchanan  United States President June 16, 1860 Committee found that nothing had been done to warrant impeachment.[59]
John Tyler  United States President January 10, 1843 Impeachment resolution rejected by the United States House of Representatives 127 to 83.[60]

See also

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