system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[General Sci-Fi] Are there any despots removed through democratic/civil means rather than rebellion

So many evil emperor's get chucked down reactor shafts or shot in the head. Then their whole government disintegrates and a sparkly new democracy rises up.

But generally speaking, Rebellions are messy, and often do just as much harm as good, even if in the long term, it's for the best.

What I'm wondering though, have there been any Emperors or dictators who gave in to political pressure after a conflict or civilian resistance, and just peacefully resigned (and probably took their off planet bank accounts with them to retire on a distant planet where no one could exact revenge)
gpt
World War Z had Castro (yes, that Castro) accede to democratic pressures in post Z-War Cuba and sponsor the transition to democracy that would see him leave office. The narrator of that chapter notes that by doing so he ended up completely rewriting his legacy for the better.