People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

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former sovereign state one-party state socialist state

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen was a socialist state in southern Arabia that existed from 1967 to 1990, with its capital at Aden, before unifying with North Yemen to form the modern Republic of Yemen.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
South Yemen 26
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen canonical 19
People's Republic of South Yemen 13

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state ⓘ
one-party state ⓘ
socialist state ⓘ
alliedWith Cuba ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Democratic Yemen ⓘ
PDRY ⓘ
borderedBy Arabian Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Aden ⓘ
Oman ⓘ
Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ
capital Aden ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
countryNameInEnglish People's Democratic Republic of Yemen self-link ⓘ
currency South Yemeni dinar ⓘ
endDate 1990-05-22 ⓘ
event Yemeni unification of 1990 ⓘ
surface form: Yemeni unification
firstPresident Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi ⓘ
flagDescription red, white, and black horizontal tricolour with a red star in a light blue hoist triangle ⓘ
followedBy Yemen ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Yemen
governmentType Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic ⓘ
hadHeadOfStateTitle President ⓘ
hadInternalConflict South Yemen Civil War (1986) ⓘ
hadMilitaryConflict Aden Emergency ⓘ
North Yemen–South Yemen War (1972) ⓘ
North Yemen–South Yemen War (1972) ⓘ
surface form: North Yemen–South Yemen War (1979)
hadPrimeMinisterTitle Prime Minister ⓘ
lastHeadOfGovernment Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas ⓘ
lastHeadOfState Ali Salim al-Beidh ⓘ
legalSystem socialist law ⓘ
locatedInRegion Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
nativeName People's Democratic Republic of Yemen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية
notablePresident Ali Nasir Muhammad ⓘ
Haider Abu Bakr al-Attas ⓘ
Salim Rubai Ali ⓘ
officialIdeology Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
partOf Arab League ⓘ
Non-Aligned Movement ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
precededBy Aden Protectorate ⓘ
Colony of Aden ⓘ
Federation of South Arabia ⓘ
surface form: Protectorate of South Arabia
religion Islam ⓘ
rulingParty Yemeni Socialist Party ⓘ
shortName People's Democratic Republic of Yemen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: South Yemen
startDate 1967-11-30 ⓘ
unificationDate 1990-05-22 ⓘ
unifiedWith Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aden → wasPartOf → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Yemeni American → relatedGroup → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemeni diaspora
Ethiopian Civil War → supportedBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
British Western Aden Protectorate sphere → successor → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen
Federation of South Arabia → followedBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen
Federation of South Arabia → followedBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Port of Aden → wasUnderControlOf → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen → countryNameInEnglish → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen self-link ⓘ
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen → shortName → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen → nativeName → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية
Yemen Arab Republic → unifiedWith → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Yemen Arab Republic → borderedBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Yemen Arab Republic → mergedAdministrativeUnitOf → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republic of Yemen
Arab Cold War → involvedCountry → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Hadhramaut → joined → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Federal Regular Army → country → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Federal Regular Army → operatedIn → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
National Liberation Front → country → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
subject surface form: National Liberation Front (South Yemen)
this entity surface form: South Yemen
National Liberation Front → countryOfOrigin → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
subject surface form: National Liberation Front (South Yemen)
this entity surface form: Yemen
National Liberation Front → operatedIn → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
subject surface form: National Liberation Front (South Yemen)
this entity surface form: South Yemen
National Liberation Front → country → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
subject surface form: National Liberation Front (South Yemen)
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of South Yemen
Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen → country → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen → hasTerritorialFocus → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Occupied South Yemen
Radfan mountains → partOf → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen (historical)
South Yemen Civil War → country → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
South Yemen Civil War → location → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
South Yemen Civil War → government → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Democratic Republic of Yemen government
Government of Aden → followedBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen government
British colonial administration in Aden → followedBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen
Kathiri State of Seiyun → succeededBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen
Kathiri State of Seiyun → succeededBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Kathiri State of Seiyun → incorporatedInto → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut → successor → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut → successor → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen
Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut → successor → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut → mergedInto → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Beihan → historicalRegion → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Beihan → successorState → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Upper Yafa → followedBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Upper Yafa → country → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Upper Yafa → sovereigntyTransferredTo → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Upper Yafa → hasHistoricalConnectionWith → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: modern South Yemen
Aqrabi → incorporatedInto → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen
Aqrabi → successorState → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Aqrabi → mergedInto → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Wahidi → mergedInto → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People's Republic of South Yemen
Wahidi → mergedInto → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
Wahidi → successorState → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate → succeededBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of South Yemen
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate → succeededBy → People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Yemen