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What was North Yemen?

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The Yemen Arab Republic, also known as North Yemen, was a country in northwestern Yemen from 1962 to 1990 and had its capital in Sanaa. It gradually stabilized after a long civil war ended in 1970, culminating in the rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh (who became president in 1978) and the unification of Yemen in 1990.