| President of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen | |
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| رئيس جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية | |
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| Residence | Al-Maashiq Palace |
| Seat | Crater, Aden Governorate |
| 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 |
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The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the People's Republic of South Yemen in 30 November,1967. The President of the Republic served as head of state, appointing a Prime Minister to serve as head of government.
In 22 June 1969, the left wing of National Liberation Front (NLF) took power in the country, reorganizing the government. The Chairman of the Presidential Council became the head of state. This was followed closely in 1970 by the renaming of the country to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Another reorganization in 1978 after Yemen Socialist Party foundation in October made the head of state's title Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council. This lasted until unification with the Yemen Arab Republic in 22 May 1990, when the then-Chairman became the Prime Minister of the united Yemen.