North Yemen Civil War

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Cold War conflict civil war proxy war

The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
North Yemen Civil War canonical	19
Egyptian military intervention in North Yemen	1
North Yemen War	1
Yemen Arab Republic Civil War	1
Yemen Civil War (North Yemen Civil War)	1
Yemeni Civil War (1962–1970)	1
siege of Sana'a (1967–1968)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War conflict ⓘ civil war ⓘ proxy war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	North Yemen Civil War ⓘ surface form: Yemen Arab Republic Civil War North Yemen Civil War ⓘ surface form: Yemeni Civil War (1962–1970)
belligerent	Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ⓘ Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ republican forces ⓘ royalist forces ⓘ
casualties	large civilian displacement ⓘ tens of thousands killed ⓘ
commandedBy	Abdullah as-Sallal ⓘ Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ Imam Muhammad al-Badr ⓘ Prince Hassan bin Yahya ⓘ
conflictIn	Middle East ⓘ
endDate	1970-12-01 ⓘ
hasCause	1962 Yemeni coup d'état ⓘ overthrow of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ⓘ
involved	Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Egyptian Army Saudi-backed royalist tribes ⓘ tribal militias ⓘ
opposedBy	Egypt ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ
partOf	Arab Cold War ⓘ Cold War ⓘ
place	Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ surface form: North Yemen Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ surface form: Yemen
politicalConsequence	realignment of Saudi foreign policy in Yemen ⓘ strengthening of republican regimes in the Arab world ⓘ weakening of Egyptian regional influence after costly intervention ⓘ
result	Jeddah Agreement of 1970 ⓘ abolition of the Yemeni monarchy ⓘ consolidation of the Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ republican victory ⓘ withdrawal of Egyptian forces from Yemen ⓘ
significantEvent	1967 Egyptian withdrawal decision after Six-Day War ⓘ Battle of Sana'a ⓘ North Yemen Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Egyptian military intervention in North Yemen North Yemen Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: siege of Sana'a (1967–1968) use of chemical weapons allegations against Egyptian forces ⓘ
startDate	1962-09-26 ⓘ
supportedBy	Egypt ⓘ Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Arab Republic ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (25)

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

Egyptian Armed Forces → participatedIn → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

North Yemen Civil War → significantEvent → North Yemen Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian military intervention in North Yemen

North Yemen Civil War → significantEvent → North Yemen Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Sana'a (1967–1968)

North Yemen Civil War → alsoKnownAs → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yemen Arab Republic Civil War

North Yemen Civil War → alsoKnownAs → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yemeni Civil War (1962–1970)

Egyptian Air Force → conflict → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Abdel Hakim Amer → notableEvent → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yemen Civil War (North Yemen Civil War)

Abdel Hakim Amer → battle → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Yemen Arab Republic → conflict → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Arab Cold War → notableEvent → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Jeddah Agreement of 1970 → endedConflict → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Yemen War

Jeddah Agreement of 1970 → relatedToEvent → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Saad el-Shazly → conflict → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen → dissolutionEvent → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Yemeni Air Force → conflict → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Battle of Sana'a → conflictOf → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Abdullah as-Sallal → participantIn → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Abdullah as-Sallal → conflict → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Imam Muhammad al-Badr → conflict → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Zaydi Imamate in Yemen → dissolutionEvent → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Rassid dynasty → endCause → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Abdel Hakim → notableEvent → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

subject surface form: Abdel Hakim Amer

Prince Hassan bin Yahya → participatedIn → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ

Prince Hassan bin Yahya → notableEvent → North Yemen Civil War ⓘ