List of leaders of South Yemen

Leader of South Yemen
AppointerGeneral Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus
Formation30 November 1967
21 May 1994
First holderQahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
(as President)
Final holderAli Salem al Beidh
(as General Secretary & President)
Abolished22 May 1990
7 July 1994

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly referred to as South Yemen) became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in November 1967, after the British withdrawal from the Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia. In May 1990, South Yemen unified with the Yemen Arab Republic (commonly referred to as North Yemen) to form the united Republic of Yemen. During the May–July 1994 Civil War, South Yemen seceded from the united Yemen and established the short-lived Democratic Republic of Yemen.


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