List of leaders of South Yemen
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| Leader of South Yemen | |
|---|---|
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| Appointer | General Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus |
| Formation | 30 November 1967 21 May 1994 11 May 2017 |
| First holder | Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi (as President) |
| Final holder | Ali Salem al Beidh (as General Secretary & President) |
| Abolished | 22 May 1990 7 July 1994 |
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly referred to as South Yemen) became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in November 1967, after the British withdrawal from the Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia. In May 1990, South Yemen unified with the Yemen Arab Republic (commonly referred to as North Yemen) to form the united Republic of Yemen. During the May–July 1994 Civil War, South Yemen seceded from the united Yemen and established the short-lived Democratic Republic of Yemen.
Heads of party[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Yemeni Socialist Party | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Abdul Fattah Ismail عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي (1939–1986) |
21 December 1978 | 21 April 1980 | ||
| 2 | 
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Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–) |
21 April 1980 | 24 January 1986 | ||
| 3 | .jpg)
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Ali Salem al Beidh علي سالم البيض (1939–) |
24 January 1986 | 7 July 1994 | ||
Heads of state[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| President of the People's Republic of South Yemen | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi قحطان محمد الشعبي (1920–1981)[1] |
30 November 1967 [1] |
22 June 1969 [1] |
National Liberation Front [2] | |
| Chairmen of the Presidential Council | ||||||
| 2 | .JPG)
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Salim Rubai Ali سالم ربيع علي "سالمين (1935–1978)[3] |
23 June 1969 | 26 June 1978 | National Liberation Front [2] | |
| 3 |
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Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[4] |
26 June 1978 | 21 December 1978 | National Liberation Front [2] | |
| (3) | 21 December 1978 | 27 December 1978 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |||
| Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council | ||||||
| 4 |
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Abdul Fattah Ismail عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي (1939–1986)[4] |
27 December 1978 | 21 April 1980 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |
| (3) |
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Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[6] |
21 April 1980 | 24 January 1986 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |
| 5 | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–) |
24 January 1986 | 22 May 1990 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | ||
| Yemen Unification (22 May 1990 – 21 May 1994) | ||||||
| President of the Democratic Republic of Yemen | ||||||
| 6 |
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Ali Salem al Beidh علي سالم البيض (1939–) |
21 May 1994 | 7 July 1994 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |
| Yemen Reunification (7 July 1994 – 11 May 2017) | ||||||
| President of the Southern Transitional Council | ||||||
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Aidarus al-Zoubaidi عيدروس الزُبيدي (1967–) (in rebellion) |
11 May 2017 | Incumbent | Southern Movement | ||
Heads of government[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of South Yemen | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Faysal al-Shaabi فيصل عبد الطيف الشعبي (1935–1970) |
6 April 1969 | 22 June 1969 | National Liberation Front [2] | |
| 2 | 
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Muhammad Ali Haitham محمد علي هيثم (1940–1993)[3] |
23 June 1969 | See below | National Liberation Front [2] | |
| Prime Ministers of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen | ||||||
| (2) |
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Muhammad Ali Haitham محمد علي هيثم (1940–1993)[3] |
See above | 2 August 1971 [3] |
National Liberation Front [2] | |
| 3 |
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Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[7] |
2 August 1971 | 21 December 1978 | National Liberation Front [2] | |
| (3) | 21 December 1978 | 14 February 1985 [7] |
Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |||
| 4 | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–)[7] |
14 February 1985 [7] |
8 February 1986 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | ||
| 5 |
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Yasin Said Numan ياسين سعيد نعمان (1948–) |
8 February 1986 | 22 May 1990 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |
| Yemen Unification (22 May 1990 – 21 May 1994) | ||||||
| Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Yemen | ||||||
| 6 | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–) |
21 May 1994 | 7 July 1994 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | ||
Heads of council[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council | ||||||
| 1 |
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Abdul Fattah Ismail عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي (1939–1986)[4] |
1970 | 21 December 1978 | National Liberation Front [2] | |
| (1) | 21 December 1978 | 21 April 1980 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |||
| 2 |
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Ali Nasir Muhammad علي ناصر محمد الحسني (1939–)[6] |
26 April 1980 | 24 January 1986 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |
| 3 |
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Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas حيدر أبو بكر العطاس (1939–) |
24 January 1986 | 22 May 1990 | Yemeni Socialist Party [5] | |
| Yemen Unification (22 May 1990 – 21 May 1994) | ||||||
| Yemen Reunification (7 July 1994 – 11 May 2017) | ||||||
| President of the National Assembly of the Southern Transitional Council | ||||||
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Ahmed Said Bin Breik (in rebellion) |
23 December 2017 | Incumbent | Southern Movement | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Citations
- ^ a b c Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 659. ISBN 0-313-28112-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Halliday 2002, pp. 17.
- ^ a b c d Halliday 2002, pp. 24.
- ^ a b c Halliday 2002, pp. 34.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Halliday 2002, pp. 31.
- ^ a b Halliday 2002, pp. 35.
- ^ a b c d Halliday 2002, pp. 39.
- Bibliography
- Halliday, Fred (2002). Revolution and Foreign Policy: The Case of South Yemen, 1967-1987. Cambridge University Press. p. 336. ISBN 0-521-89164-7.