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South Yemen, [c] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, [d] abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, [e] [f] was a state that existed from 1967 to 1990 as the only communist state in the Middle East and the Arab world. [7]
South Yemen granted independence by Great Britain and begins a socialist experiment. 1986: January 13: Gangland-style assassination attempt by the guard of South Yemen President Ali Nasser Mohammed al-Hassani on his rivals in the 15-member Politboro, killing Vice President Ali Antar and sparking gun fight among Politboro members.
Saleh became Yemen's first directly elected president in the 1999 presidential election, winning 96.2% of the vote. [186]: 310 The only other candidate, Najeeb Qahtan Al-Sha'abi, was the son of Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi, a former President of South Yemen.
In 1990, North Yemen and South Yemen united into one country, but in February 1994, clashes between northern and southern forces started and quickly developed into a full-scale civil war. As northern forces advanced on Aden, al-Beidh declared the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Yemen on 21 May. [11] The southern resistance however ...
Today part of: Yemen: Part of a series on the: History of Yemen; Timeline; Ancient history. ... South Yemen (1967–1990) North Yemen (1962–1990) Unified Yemen ...
Timeline of the Yemeni revolution; Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (3 June – 22 September 2011) Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (23 September – December 2011) Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (January – 2 June 2011) Timeline of the Yemeni revolution (January – 27 February 2012) Timeline of the Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
The Saudi-led coalition entered Yemen’s war on March 25, 2015, as the Houthis threatened to take Yemen’s port city of Aden and completely overrun the country’s internationally recognized ...
On 15 February 2015, South Yemen separatists abducted 12 military officer in the area of Al-Habelin, Lahj. [48] On 16 February 2015, popular committees rebels raided the city of Zunjubar, Abyan governorate, expelling the local garrison of Special Security Forces. Government troops surrendered without offering any resistance. [49]