22 November: Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru, in a letter sent from Japan; the resignation is not accepted by Congress which instead declares the president "morally unfit" and removes him from office.
11 April: Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, after an opposition march ended with a shootout between government supporters and the Caracas Metropolitan Police, the Llaguno Overpass events, that resulted in 19 dead and 127 injured. The military high command held him responsible for the deaths and demanded his resignation, which he reportedly verbally accepted. However, this is debated.[3]
25 February: Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo, who succeeded his late father as the president, however his appointment was deemed unconstitutional by the international community. Later legitimately elected to presidency on 24 April.
13 November: Opposition members of Lebanon's cabinet, including ministers from the Hezbollah and Amal parties. This led to two years of political crisis and opposition protests surrounding the government buildings.
17 February: Christian Wulff, President of Germany, facing the prospect of prosecution for allegations of corruption relating to his prior service as Minister-President of Lower Saxony.
14 March: Miro Cerar, Prime Minister of Slovenia, following a Supreme Court decision to annul a referendum result that approved a railway construction project (the largest infrastructure project of the incumbent government).[16]
22 January: Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, following the conclusion of a workplace review that found she had "belittled, berated and publicly humiliated Rideau Hall staff" and "created a toxic, verbally abusive workplace".
17 July: Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore and backbencher Cheng Li Hui, following a scandal about their infidelity between both members in question.[46][47][48] A week before the resignation, Tan had since apologized after being caught using "unparliamentary language" to an opposition member of parliament Jamus Lim on 17 April,[49] which might also factored to his resignation as well.
^The New York Times 20 April 2002 Saturday, Venezuela's 2 Fateful Days: Leader Is Out, and in Again, BYLINE: By LARRY ROHTER, SECTION: Section A; Column 3; Foreign Desk; Pg. 1