Numerous leaders have resigned over the years.
In the US, Richard Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974 before he was to be impeached.
Other significant resignations include:
Presidents often resign from their previous office to take the office of President. Eg.: Bill Clinton resigned as Governor of Arkansas to become President of the United States.
President Nixon
Gerald Ford was the only vice-president not elected. He was appointed VP when when the elected VP Agnew resigned resigned.
After Vice President Agnew resigned, he was replaced by Vice President (former Speaker of the House) Gerald Ford, who then became president after Richard Nixon resigned.
He was appointed to replace Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew when Agnew resigned and replaced President Richard Nixon when he resigned.
Gerald Ford. he was made VP after agnew resigned and bumped up to President when nixon resigned.
Nixon
none The only U.S. President who resigned was Richard Nixon, on August 9, 1974. His first Vice President, Spiro Agnew, resigned ten months earlier, on October 10, 1973.
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Gerald Ford took office after Richard M Nixon resigned.
Gerald Ford became Nixon's Vice President after Agnew resigned. Thus when Nixon resigned, Ford was next in line and became President.
Spiro Agnew was Richard Nixon's Vice President. When Agnew resigned, Gerald Ford became VP.
That would be Gerald Ford. He became VP under Nixon after Spiro Agnew resigned, and then ascended to President after Nixon resigned.