People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

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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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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

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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