Al-Waziri coup

al-Waziri coup
Date17 February – March, 1948
(1 week and 6 days)
Location
Result

Coup failed:

Belligerents
Kingdom of Yemen al-Waziris
Supported by:
Free Yemeni Movement
Kingdom of Yemen Hamidaddins
Commanders and leaders
Abdullah Al-Wazir  Executed
İbrahim bin Yahya Hamideddin [tr]
Ali Nasser Al-Qardai
Kingdom of Yemen Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din  X
Kingdom of Yemen 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, romanizedal-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.

  1. ^ a b c "CSP - Major Episodes of Political Violence, 1946-2012". Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2011.