Yemeni unification of 1990
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The Yemeni unification of 1990 was the historic merger of North Yemen and South Yemen into a single sovereign state, the Republic of Yemen.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yemeni unification | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political union ⓘ |
| administrativeChange |
creation of unified national government institutions
ⓘ
unification of foreign policy under a single Yemeni state ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation |
inhabitants of North Yemen
ⓘ
inhabitants of South Yemen ⓘ |
| aim |
creation of a single Yemeni nation-state
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political and economic integration of North and South Yemen ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Unification of North Yemen and South Yemen
NERFINISHED
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Yemeni reunification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderChange | abolition of the border between North Yemen and South Yemen ⓘ |
| capitalOfNewState | Sana'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryCreated | Republic of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyOfNewState | Yemeni rial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1990-05-22 ⓘ |
| followed | existence of two separate Yemeni states ⓘ |
| followedBy | political power-sharing arrangements between northern and southern elites ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | change in balance of power on the southern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| internationalSignificance | example of state unification after the Cold War ⓘ |
| languageOfNewState | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | unification agreement between North Yemen and South Yemen ⓘ |
| location | Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedEntity |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
NERFINISHED
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Yemen Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| newStateOfficialName | Republic of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
decline of Soviet influence in the region
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end of Marxist rule in South Yemen ⓘ |
| politicalSystemOfNewState | republic ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
NERFINISHED
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Yemen Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Arab League member states
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United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Yemeni Civil War of 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedIdeology |
Arab nationalism
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Yemeni nationalism ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Arab League
NERFINISHED
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United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedProcess | Cold War de-escalation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | majority Muslim population in unified Yemen ⓘ |
| result |
creation of a unified Yemeni state
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end of formal division between North Yemen and South Yemen ⓘ |
| subregion | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorEntity | Republic of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredChange |
adoption of a new Yemeni constitution
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integration of northern and southern state institutions ⓘ |
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Yemeni unification