Who is/was a political leader who's downfall was pride?

Question

A person who's pride led to them losing their career or their life.

Answer 1

Mark Antony is a good one. He was eventually exiled for committing war w/o the permission of the Roman Senate and later committed suicide.

Answer 2

Julius Caesar

Answer 3

Jonathon Aitken: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2...

Richard Nixon too.

Answer 4

The oldest and best known example for pride that leads to a rulers downfall can be found in the bible. Pharao didn't let the Jews go, which caused the seven plagues and finally his pride forced him to charge into the red sea.

Answer 5

Most recent example is Eliot Spitzer.  

Answer 6

Hitler,  he thought he knew better than his general how to run a war.  So he didn't take their advise and lost the war.