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Yemeni unification took place on May 22, 1990, when the area of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (also known as South Yemen) was united with the Yemen Arab Republic (also known as North Yemen), forming the Republic of Yemen (known as simply Yemen).
Unlike East and West Germany, North and South Korea, or North and South Vietnam, the two Yemens were relatively friendly, though relations were often strained. Also unlike Germany, Korea, and Vietnam, the two Yemens were not formed by a civil war or occupation. North Yemen became a state after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in November 1918, whereas South Yemen at that time had been a British colony; a South Yemeni insurgency led by two nationalist parties revolted, causing the United Kingdom to withdraw from its former colony.
Following the North Yemen Civil War, the north established a republican government that included tribal representatives. It enjoyed modest oil revenues and remittances from its citizens working in the oil-rich Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Its population in the 1980s was estimated at 12 million as opposed to 3 million in South Yemen.
Twenty years after unification, Yemen is struggling to fight off threats to its very existence. A separatist movement is gaining strength in the south just as the government tries to quell a Shiite rebellion in the north.Duration: 02:01
On the eve of the 22nd anniversary of the Yemeni unification, a powerful explosion rocked Sabeen Square during a military parade rehearsal in Sanaa, killing at least 90 soldiers and injuring more than 230. Yemenis were very saddened by this horrific tragedy and President Hadi expressed his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the martyred soldiers. Among the dead and wounded were soldiers from various military and law enforcement units. The Yemeni government suspects a suicide bomber wearing a military uniform, blew himself up in the midst of the parade but it is too early to know where the investigation will lead. Suicide attacks are the hallmark of alQaeda. Major General Mohammed Nasser Ahmed Minister of Defense, Major General Ahmed Ali alAshwal Chief of Staff of the Milita...
Real Yemeni Army الجيش اليمني الحقيقي
Yemen celebrated the 22nd anniversary of its unification with a military parade, one day after the attack that killed at least 90 soldiers in the capital Sanaa. The celebration commemorates the union between Southern Communist Yemen and Northern Democratic Yemen in 1990. teleSUR http://multimedia.telesurtv.net
Heads of state of North and South Yemen meet in Tripoli, to begin implementing an agreement to unite two countries, which have been divided by a bitter conflict since 1967. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/6f9f4ff650f6c0c86c12ebeb688ce02b Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Minister George Yeo greeted by tribal dance for Unification Day in Yemen
Thanks for watching......... 1) Aden 2) Al Mukalla 3) Ibb 4) Minaret in Jibla 5) Mountains of north Yemen 6) Sana'a, city center 7) Sana'a 8) Shibam 9) Ta'izz 10) The National Museum in Sana'a 11) Zabid Yemen Listeni/ˈjɛmən/ (Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman) officially known as the Yemeni Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah), is an Arab country located in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the east. Yemen is one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East.[5] Its capital and largest city is Sana'a. Yemen's territory includes more than 200 islands, the largest of which is Socotra, ...
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