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President of South Yemen

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President of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
رئيس جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية
Longest serving
Salim Rubaya Ali

23 June 1969 – 26 June 1978
ResidenceAl-Maashiq Palace
SeatCrater, Aden Governorate
AppointerGeneral Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus
Formation30 November 1967
First holderQahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
(as President)
Final holderHaidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
(as President)
Abolished22 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 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.

President of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1967-1969

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party
Took office Left office Time in office
President of the People's Republic of South Yemen
1 Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi

قحطان محمد الشعبي

(1920–1981)[1]

30 November 1967

[1]

22 June 1969

[2]

National Liberation Front

[3]

Chairmen of the Presidential Council, 1969-1978

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairmen of the Presidential Council
2 Salim Rubai Ali
سالم ربيع علي "سالمين

(1935–1978)[4]

23 June 1969 26 June 1978 National Liberation Front
[3]
3 Ali Nasir Muhammad
علي ناصر محمد الحسني

(1939–)[5]

26 June 1978 21 December 1978 National Liberation Front
[3]
(3) 21 December 1978 27 December 1978 Yemeni Socialist Party
[6]

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council, 1978-1990

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council
4 Abdul Fattah Ismail
عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي

(1939–1986)[5]

27 December 1978 21 April 1980 Yemeni Socialist Party
[6]
(3) Ali Nasir Muhammad
علي ناصر محمد الحسني

(1939–)[7]

21 April 1980 24 January 1986 Yemeni Socialist Party
[6]
5 Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
حيدر أبو بكر العطاس

(1939–)

24 January 1986 22 May 1990 Yemeni Socialist Party
[6]

For Presidents after unification in 1990, see: List of Presidents of Yemen

President of the Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1994

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South Yemen also rebelled as the Democratic Republic of Yemen for a period of weeks in 1994.

Name Took Office Left Office Leading Party
1 Ali Salim al-Baidh 21 May 1994 7 July 1994 Yemeni Socialist Party

References

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  1. ^ a b Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 659. ISBN 0-313-28112-2.
  2. ^ Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 659. ISBN 0-313-28112-2.
  3. ^ a b c Halliday 2002, pp. 17.
  4. ^ Halliday 2002, pp. 24.
  5. ^ a b Halliday 2002, pp. 34.
  6. ^ a b c d Halliday 2002, pp. 31.
  7. ^ Halliday 2002, pp. 35.