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In 1898, Alfred Moore Waddell led a mob to overthrow the city leadership of Wilmington, North Carolina due to his dissatisfaction with it, and he then held the position of mayor for eight years without facing any real repercussions from the US government.

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In 1898, Alfred Moore Waddell led a mob to overthrow the city leadership of Wilmington, North Carolina due to his dissatisfaction with it, and he then held the position of mayor for eight years without facing any real repercussions from the US government.

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