1962 Yemeni revolution

E601718
military coup revolution

The 1962 Yemeni revolution was a military-led uprising that overthrew the Mutawakkilite Kingdom in North Yemen and established the Yemen Arab Republic, sparking a prolonged civil war.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
1962 Yemeni coup d'état 1
Republican regime in North Yemen 1
Yemeni revolution of 1962 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military coup ⓘ
revolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 26 September Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatant republican officers in the Yemeni army ⓘ
supporters of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom ⓘ
commemoratedOn September 26 ⓘ
conflictType internal conflict ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country North Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate 1962-09-26 ⓘ
established Yemen Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy North Yemen Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentFormAfter republic ⓘ
governmentFormBefore absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasCause influence of Arab nationalism ⓘ
inspiration from Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ⓘ
opposition to the Mutawakkilite monarchy ⓘ
ideology Arab nationalism ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
influencedBy Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser NERFINISHED ⓘ
involved Egyptian military advisors ⓘ
Yemeni Free Officers NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyFigure Abdullah al-Sallal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Imam Muhammad al-Badr NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader Abdullah al-Sallal NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Sanaʽa NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent royalist forces loyal to Imam Muhammad al-Badr ⓘ
opposedBy Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
overthrew Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf North Yemen Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
relatedTo Arab Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egyptian intervention in the North Yemen Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext Zaydi Shia imamate NERFINISHED ⓘ
result establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ
overthrow of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ⓘ
significance marked the end of centuries of imamate rule in North Yemen ⓘ
significantEvent bombardment of the royal palace in Sanaʽa ⓘ
seizure of key installations in Sanaʽa ⓘ
startDate 1962-09-26 ⓘ
supportedBy Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War ⓘ
triggered prolonged civil war in North Yemen ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Yemen Arab Republic → tookPowerAfter → 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen → dissolutionEvent → 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ
Abdullah as-Sallal → notableEvent → 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ
Abdullah as-Sallal → participantIn → 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni revolution of 1962
Imam Muhammad al-Badr → coupAttemptedAgainst → 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1962 Yemeni coup d'état
Zaydi Imamate in Yemen → succeededBy → 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: Republican regime in North Yemen
Rassid dynasty → endCause → 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ
this entity surface form: republican revolution in North Yemen