Yemen Arab Republic: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	North Yemen
Date	1962 - 1990

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Map of Yemen before 1990 unification, showing South Yemen in purple from Aden east through Abyan, Shabwah, Hadhramaut, and Al-Mahra, including Socotra, beside the green Yemen Arab Republic of North Yemen.

Imam Muhammad al-Badr, wearing a white turban, walks through a crowd of armed Yemeni tribal supporters in a mountain camp.

Abdullah al-Sallal in military uniform, seated at a table with his hands folded.

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.

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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.

Ali Abdullah Saleh

president of Yemen