The term DEPOSED LEADER can be broken down into three crossword solutions: SHAH (4 letters), EXILE (5 letters), and OBOTE (5 letters). The term DEPOSED LEADER refers to a leader who has been removed from power, either through a coup or other means. The first solution, SHAH, is a title used by rulers of Iran from the 16th century until 1979 when the monarchy was overthrown. The second solution, EXILE, refers to someone who has been forced to leave their home country and live in another country. The third solution, OBOTE, refers to Milton Obote, the former president of Uganda who was overthrown in a military coup in 1971 and forced into EXILE.