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When was Yemen unified?

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On May 22, 1990, North Yemen and South Yemen merged to form unified Yemen, with North Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh as president. The unification took place after Saleh’s consolidation of power in North Yemen, the collapse of Soviet support for South Yemen, and the discovery of oil and natural gas on both sides of the border.