Yemenite War of 1972
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Abdul Rahman al-Eryani Ali Abdullah Saleh | Abdul Fattah Ismail |
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The First Yemenite War was a short military conflict between the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY; South Yemen).[1]
Background
South Arabian League (SAL) rebels attacked positions in eastern South Yemen, arriving from Saudi Arabia on February 20, 1972.[2] The rebels were defeated by South Yemen government troops on February 24, 1972, with some 175 rebels killed during the military hostilities.[2] Prime Minister Ali Nasir Muhammad survived an assassination attempt by SAL rebels on May 22, 1972.[2] Six persons were sentenced to death for plotting to overthrow the government on July 9, 1972.[2] Saudi Arabia continued to oppose South Yemen and supported the Northern Yemeni troops in the upcoming struggle.
Conflict
The war, initiated by North Yemen,
Aftermath
Cairo Agreement of 1972
The fighting was short-lived; the war ended 23 days later, on 19 October,[3] by a ceasefire.[3] This was followed by the Cairo Agreement of 28 October,[3] which put forward a plan to unify the two countries in a "republican, national and democratic" state, based on "free and direct" elections.[3][1]
Hostilities in late 1970s
South Yemen instigated and funded a broad-based opposition movement in the north, the National Democratic Front (NDF), during the mid-1970s.[6]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Gause, Gregory, Saudi-Yemeni relations: domestic structures and foreign influence, Columbia University Press, 1990, page 98
- ^ a b c d "32. South Yemen (1967-1990)".
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- ^ Cooper 2017, p. 37
- ^ "Yemen - the age of imperialism | Britannica".
Bibliography
- Cooper, Tom (2017). Hot Skies Over Yemen, Volume 1: Aerial Warfare Over the South Arabian Peninsula, 1962-1994. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company Publishing. ISBN 978-1-912174-23-2.
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