President of South Yemen
| 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.
President of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1967-1969
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| President of the People's Republic of South Yemen | ||||||
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Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
قحطان محمد الشعبي (1920–1981)[1] |
30 November 1967 | 22 June 1969 | National Liberation Front | |
Chairmen of the Presidential Council, 1969-1978
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Chairmen of the Presidential Council | ||||||
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Salim Rubai Ali سالم ربيع علي "سالمين (1935–1978)[4] |
23 June 1969 | 26 June 1978 | National Liberation Front [3] | |
| 3 | 
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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
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council | ||||||
| 4 | 
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Abdul Fattah Ismail عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي (1939–1986)[5] |
27 December 1978 | 21 April 1980 | Yemeni Socialist Party [6] | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 659. ISBN 0-313-28112-2.
- ^ a b c Halliday 2002, pp. 17.
- ^ Halliday 2002, pp. 24.
- ^ a b Halliday 2002, pp. 34.
- ^ a b c d Halliday 2002, pp. 31.
- ^ Halliday 2002, pp. 35.
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