Social:List of impeached presidents
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This is a list of presidents or holders of other offices equivalent to a head of state who have been impeached.
Successful impeachments
| Name | Country | Title | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Geun-hye | South Korea | President | March 10, 2017 | Passed. Second female president to be impeached. Succeeded in office by prime minister Hwang Kyo-ahn as acting president. |
| Dilma Vana Rousseff | Brazil | President | August 31, 2016 | Passed. First female president to be impeached. Succeeded in office by vice president Michel Temer. |
| Viktor Yanukovych | Ukraine | President | February 21, 2014 | The impeachment procedure stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine was not followed. Left the country. Succeeded in office by parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov as acting president. |
| Fernando Lugo | Paraguay | President | June 21, 2012 | Passed. Succeeded in office by vice president Federico Franco. |
| Rolandas Paksas | Lithuania | President | April 6, 2004 | Passed. Succeeded in office by parliament speaker Artūras Paulauskas as acting president. |
| Abdurrahman Wahid | Indonesia | President | July 23, 2001 | Passed. Succeeded in office by vice president Megawati Sukarnoputri. |
| Alberto Fujimori | Peru | President | November 21, 2000 | Passed. Succeeded in office by congress president Valentín Paniagua as constitutional president. |
| Joseph Estrada | Philippines | President | November 13, 2000 | Resigned from office. Succeeded in office by vice president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. |
| Bill Clinton | United States | President | December 19, 1998 | Impeached, but not removed from office by the United States Senate. |
| Boris Yeltsin (2nd time) | Russia | President | September 22, 1993 | Remained in office and ordered the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet. |
| Carlos Andrés Pérez | Venezuela | President | March 20, 1993 | Passed. Succeeded in office by congress president Octavio Lepage as provisional president. |
| Fernando Collor de Mello | Brazil | President | September 1, 1992 | Resigned from office. Succeeded in office by vice president Itamar Franco. |
| Abolhassan Banisadr | Iran | President | June 21, 1981 | Passed. Succeeded in office by the Provisional Presidential Council. |
| Andrew Johnson | United States | President | February 24, 1868 | Impeached, but not removed from office by the United States Senate. |
Failed impeachment attempts
| Name | Country | Title | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pablo Kuczynski | Peru | President | December 21, 2017 | Not passed |
| Jacob Zuma | South Africa | President | April 5, 2016 | Not passed |
| Václav Klaus | Czech Republic | President | March 5, 2013 | Not passed |
| Traian Băsescu (2nd time) | Romania | President | July 29, 2012 | Not passed |
| Traian Băsescu (1st time) | Romania | President | April 19, 2007 | Not passed |
| Roh Moo-hyun | South Korea | President | March 12, 2004 | Not passed |
| Boris Yeltsin (3rd time) | Russia | President | May 15, 1999 | Not passed |
| Boris Yeltsin (1st time) | Russia | President | March 28, 1993 | Not passed |
| Warren Hastings | British Raj | Governor-General | February 13, 1788 | Not passed |
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