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Yemen gains its independence. The first head of state of North Yemen was Imam Yahya (South Yemen is not real--yet). http://www.zonu.com/images/0X0/2010-01-04-11591/Ottoman-Empire-at-fall-of-Constantinople-1453.jpg
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Part of the 1948 coup. The Free Yemenis, partnered with the Muslim Brothers of Cairo, opposed Yahya's oppressive policies.
He's succeeded by his son. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Yahya_Muhammad_Hamid_ed-Din.jpg -
Iman Ahmed's death triggers the coup. Loyalist who supported the Iman fought the Republican army backed by Egyptians. Republicans create the Yemen Arab Republic. The new head of state, Abdullah Al Sallal, was a puppet of the Egyptians. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_North_Yemen.svg
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Marxists pushed British out of South Yemen. They established The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tWTQ_FHhbh8/TxoQ2AVEOAI/AAAAAAAAAHM/--IjFqpTJiE/s320/Map_of_North_and_South_Yemen.png
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South Yemenis flee to the north. Others formed armed groups to overthrow the government in South Yemen as a result of purges. http://socialdesigner.com/stored_images/0000/9568/freedom_serraglia_2_thumb_500_500.jpg
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Radical Marxists wanted to make The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen wanted to be more radically Marxist http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/M/Karl-Marx-9401219-1-402.jpg
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YEMEN BECOMES YEMONE http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID31244/images/Yemen_unmap.jpg
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Yemen is added to the UN security council and revolts against American involvement in Kuwait. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSseaNnvPxKSFNX2iqez3dQIuFo8EQOPWjE8zDZ_dzwM_mW26re8Q
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Weakness of agriculture sector leads to high food prices. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=oz9leC7PQ02qxM&tbnid=t7vtwz00Rpsg1M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.treehugger.com%2Fgreen-food%2Frising-food-oil-prices-a-recipe-for-riots-says-fao.html&ei=y17cUd7_JYO08QSY-YDYDQ&bvm=bv.48705608,d.eWU&psig=AFQjCNFSCTANu2_zgq7WY9iJGdjjg_FJUw&ust=1373483081937989
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North and South Yemeni legislative bodies come together to make one yemeni government.
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Yemenis elect legislative body
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South Yemen seceded in May of '94 because of economic reasons and violence against socialists. They formed the Democratic Republic of Yemen. By July, their government collapsed and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg
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Yemeni people voted on representatives for the legislative body. Fundamentalists begin to lose power.
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Suicide bombers from Aden.
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Shia rebels led by Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi revolt against the government because they, as Zaydi Imams, were worried by Wahhabi influence in Yemen.
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Was related to other uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. People protested President Saleh's 30 year rule.
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He leaves the country to comply with the people's wishes and UN declaration. Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, Saleh's deputy, becomes leader of Yemen.
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General Ali Muhsin, the current military and security advisor to the president, issued an apology on facebook for waging war on the south. This represents the reunification process between the Yemens
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