"Look at what the republic has to celebrate: two presidential resignations, one presidential suicide, three presidents deposed, three blocked from taking office, seven different constitutions, two long dictatorial periods," says a monarchist advertisement in a Rio newspaper.

Since the presidential resignation of October 27, 2009, he took the provisional regency of the administration until the planned election of March 2010.

The Ivy League has been stunned by two presidential resignations in two weeks.

It's about a Constitution, a piece of paper that survived impeachments and one presidential resignation.

After Nixon's presidential resignation, his successor Gerald Ford appointed Austad as Ambassador to Finland.

For example, a presidential resignation would be on the front page of a newspaper but likely not a celebrity break-up (unless the paper was of the gossip variety).

On 17 November, Fujimori traveled from Brunei to Tokyo, where he submitted his presidential resignation via fax.

Early Presidential elections can be held in case of presidential resignation, ill-health, impeachment or death.

Following two presidential resignations, Easton was elected Party President in late 2000 and he was the last to serve in that post.

Buffeted by two military coup attempts, a presidential resignation and plummeting economic performance in the last two years, Venezuela's voters are to choose a new President on Sunday.