Leader of South Yemen | |
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![]() Emblem of the Yemeni Socialist Party | |
Appointer | General Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus |
Formation | 30 November 1967 |
First holder | Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi (as President) |
Final holder | Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas (as President) |
Abolished | 22 May 1990 |
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.