The following monarchs either lost their thrones through deposition by a coup d'état, by a referendum which abolished their throne, or chose to abdicate during the 20th century. A list of surviving former monarchs appears at the end of the article.
See also: Abolished monarchy, List of current monarchs, List of non-sovereign monarchs who lost their thrones in the 20th century
(Tanganyika was later united with Zanzibar, and Tanzania was formed.)
(Zanzibar was later united with Tanganyika, and Tanzania was formed.)
Country | Monarch | Born | Reign | Notes |
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Bulgaria | Tsar Simeon II | 1937 | 28 August 1943 – 15 September 1946 | He later served as Prime Minister (2001–2005). |
Egypt and Sudan | King Fuad II | 1952 | 26 July 1952 – 18 June 1953 | |
Nepal | King Gyanendra | 1947 | 7 November 1950 – 8 January 1951; 4 June 2001 – 28 May 2008 |
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Qu'aiti | Sultan Ghalib II | 1948 | 10 October 1966 – 17 September 1967 | |
Zanzibar (as minor part of Tanzania nowadays) | Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah | 1929 | 1 July 1963 – 12 January 1964 |