A look at some leaders who have fled uprisings

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries to avoid incarceration, execution, or political retaliation by successor governments due to revolutions, military coups or mass protests.

The most recent international leader to join the list is Andry Rajoelina, the president of Madagascar, who was overthrown in a military coup this week. His fall came after weeks of Gen Z demonstrations over hardship, lack of opportunities and power shortages in the Indian Ocean island nation.

Here’s a look at other leaders who have succumbed to a similar fate.

Marc Ravalomanana

Marc Ravalomanana served as Madagascar’s sixth president from 2002 to 2009 until he was overthrown by a military coup led by none other than Rajoelina, who was at the time the forme