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al-Waziri coup | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
al-Waziris Supported by: Free Yemeni Movement | Hamidaddins | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abdullah Al-Wazir İbrahim bin Yahya Hamideddin Ali Nasser Al-Qardai |
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din X Ahmad bin Yahya | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5,000 dead[1] |
The al-Waziri coup, also known as the al-Dostour Revolution (Arabic: الثورة الدستورية اليمنية, romanized: al-thawra ad-dustūr al-Yamaniyya, lit. 'Yemeni Constitutional Revolution' ) also the Yahya clan coup,[1] was a violent dynasty overthrow attempt in the Kingdom of Yemen in 1948, which caused around 5,000 fatalities.[1] During the coup attempt, Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, the ruler of the kingdom, was killed and the rival Sayyid family, the al-Wazirs, seized power for several weeks. Backed by the al-Saud family of Saudi Arabia, the Hamidaddins restored their rule. After the al-Wazirs were deposed, Imam Yahya's monarchy was restored with his son, Ahmad bin Yahya, ascending the throne.