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North Yemen a former republic in SW Arabia, on the Red Sea; now part of Yemen: declared a republic in 1962: united with South Yemen in 1990 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a traveler to remote places and war photographer, he was known for his creative expense reports, such as one submitted for his coverage of civil war in north Yemen. In 1962 the Imamate in North Yemen was overthrown by a military coup that created the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR). Meanwhile, at home in Yemen, the minister said, decades of hostilites between a Marxist-oriented government in South Yemen and a pro-Western North Yemen were forcing hundreds of thousands of Yemenis to escape to the north. |
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