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Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of Yemen, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and red patterned tie, poses and smiles slightly in a formal setting. Vice President Ali Salem al-Beidh, left, and President Ali Abdullah Saleh sit behind a cluster of microphones at a press conference. Ali Abdullah Saleh, Saddam Hussein, King Hussein of Jordan, and Hosni Mubarak wave from an open motorcade vehicle. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks to reporters as microphones and cameras surround him.
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Ali Abdullah Saleh

president of Yemen
Also known as: ʿAli ʿAbd Allāh Ṣāliḥ
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Ali Abdullah Saleh (born March 21, 1942, Bayt al-Aḥmar, North Yemen—died December 4, 2017, Sanaa, Yemen) was a Yemeni military officer and president of Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 1978 until its 1990 unification with the south, after which he served as president of reunified Yemen (1990–2012). His presidency ended after a yearlong popular uprising in Yemen (2011–12) forced him to step down. During the civil war that began in 2014, he sided with...

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