List of leaders of South Yemen

Leader of South Yemen
Former socialist state
Coat of arms
Last leader: Ali Salim al-Baidh (as President)
First leader(s)	Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi (as President)
Last leader(s)	Ali Salim al-Baidh (as President)
Appointer	General Command, Politburo, Central Committee or any party apparatus
Communist rule started	November 30, 1967
Communist rule ended	May 22, 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 1967. In May 1994 South Yemen rebelled once again from the united Yemen and established the short-lived Democratic Republic of Yemen.

As of 2007, massive protests and rallies by citizens demanding a return to the former southern state have been common, both in the southern provinces of Yemen and internationally. Many southern Yemenis complain that the government (compromised mainly of northern officials) is abusing the unity agreement, claiming unfair distribution of resources and discrimination against them.

Heads of state

Leaders		Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
President of the People's Republic of South Yemen
	Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi [1]	30 November 1967 [1]	22 June 1969 [1]	National Liberation Front [2]	[I]
Chairmen of the Presidential Council
	Salim Rubai Ali [3]	23 June 1969	26 June 1978	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[II]
	Ali Nasir Muhammad [5]	26 June 1978	27 December 1978	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[III]
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council
	Abdul Fattah Ismail [5]	27 December 1978	21 April 1980	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[IV]
	Ali Nasir Muhammad [6]	21 April 1980	24 January 1986	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[III]
	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas	24 January 1986	22 May 1990	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[V]
President of the Democratic Republic of Yemen
	Ali Salim al-Beidh	21 May 1994	7 July 1994	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[VI]

Heads of government

Leaders		Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Prime Ministers of the People's Republic of South Yemen
	Faysal al-Shaabi[citation needed]	6 April 1969[citation needed]	22 June 1969[citation needed]	National Liberation Front [2]	[I]
	Muhammad Ali Haitham [3]	23 June 1969	See below	National Liberation Front [2]	[II]
Prime Ministers of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
	Muhammad Ali Haitham [3]	See above	2 August 1971 [3]	National Liberation Front [2]	[II]
	Ali Nasir Muhammad [7]	2 August 1971	14 February 1985 [7]	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[III]
	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas [7]	14 February 1985 [7]	8 February 1986	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[III]
	Yasin Said Numan[citation needed]	8 February 1986[citation needed]	22 May 1990[citation needed]	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[IV]
Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Yemen
	Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas	21 May 1994	7 July 1994	Yemeni Socialist Party [4]	[III]

Heads of party

Leaders		Took office	Left office	Notes
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Yemeni Socialist Party
	Abdul Fattah Ismail	21 December 1978	21 April 1980	[I]
	Ali Nasir Muhammad	21 April 1980	24 January 1986	[II]
	Ali Salim al-Beidh	24 January 1986	7 July 1994	[III]

See also

• List of Presidents of Yemen
• List of Prime Ministers of Yemen

Notes

Head of state

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Head of government

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Head of party

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References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Jessup, John E. (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 659. ISBN 0313281122. http://books.google.com/books?id=GXXm4QaoQvYC&dq. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Halliday 2002, pp. 17.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Halliday 2002, pp. 24.
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Halliday 2002, pp. 31.
5. ^ ^{a b} Halliday 2002, pp. 34.
6. ^ Halliday 2002, pp. 35.
7. ^ ^{a b c d} Halliday 2002, pp. 39.

Bibliography

• Halliday, Fred (2002). Revolution and Foreign Policy: The Case of South Yemen, 1967-1987. Cambridge University Press. p. 336. ISBN 0521891647. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z5DToPmhXrIC&dq.