Reports that Mubarak and his inner circle had stolen tens of billions of dollars helped fuel the revolt against his rule.

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In 1156, William of Sicily crushed a revolt against his rule, defeating the Byzantine fleet at Brindisi.

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Thousands of people have been killed in the state since an armed revolt against Indian rule erupted in 1989.

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The USA was founded through a popular revolt against foreign rule.

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The prime minister survived, yet Egypt slid into a nationalist revolt against de facto British rule.

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The country has effectively been split between forces for and against Col Gaddafi since a revolt against his rule began in mid-February.

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