South Yemen - Wikipedia
WEBSouth 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]
Yemeni unification - Wikipedia
WEBThe Yemeni unification (Arabic: الوحدة اليمنية, romanized: al-waḥda l-Yamaniyya) took place on 22 May 1990, when the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) was united with the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen), forming the Republic of Yemen. [1] Background (1918–1990)
Yemen’s Tragedy: War, Stalemate, and Suffering
WEBMay 1, 2023 · Yemen, a small country on the Arabian Peninsula, has become the site of grievous civilian suffering amid an intractable civil war. Many analysts say the fighting, now seven years old, has turned...
Yemen country profile - BBC News
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · Yemen country profile. Despite its ancient roots as the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the modern Republic of Yemen is a relatively new state. It was created after communist...
Who is fighting in Yemen's war? | Reuters
WEBDec 7, 2021 · After independence from Britain, South Yemen became the only Communist country in the Middle East, but it suffered constant infighting. Weakened by that and the collapse of the Soviet Union, it...
Yemen - United States Institute of Peace
WEBDuring this period, South Yemen was the only officially communist Arab state. In turn, the Yemen Arab Republic in the north of the country was considered to be a buffer zone in preventing the spread of communism to the rest of the Arabian Peninsula.
Yemen’s Socialist Experiment Was a Political Landmark for
WEBAug 4, 2022 · South Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arabian Peninsula, gave birth to its most radical government in the 1960s and ’70s. The achievements and failings of Yemeni socialism are a vital case study as Yemen …
Yemen: A Brief Background | unfoundation.org - United Nations …
WEBCommunist subsidies to south Yemen evaporate, and the two Yemens merge into one. Soon after unification, President Ali Abdullah Saleh provokes a crisis with Yemen’s Gulf neighbors and the United States by refusing to condemn Saddam Hussein’s August 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
Timeline: History of separatism in southern Yemen - Al Jazeera
WEBApr 26, 2020 · South Yemen was an independent country from the 1967 British withdrawal – after which it went on to become a Soviet-backed communist one-party state – until it united with the north in 1990.
Yemen war: Separatists declare autonomous rule in south - BBC
WEBApr 26, 2020 · Separatists in southern Yemen have declared self-rule, breaking a peace deal signed in November with the internationally recognised government.
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