During a 1979 border conflict between the Yemen Arab Republic and the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the United States cooperated with Saudi Arabia to greatly expand the security assistance program to the Y.A.R.
In 1962 nine states joined the initial six and became known as the "Federation of South Arabia." When South Yemen eventually gained its independence in 1967, the Socialist party took over what became known as the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Fueled by Arab Nationalism ideology, the Socialist party proceeded with creating a "unified" South Yemen and attempted to wipe out any sense of local identity.
On May 22 in 1990, the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in the South, and the Yemen Arab Republic in the North, became a unified country, called the Republic of Yemen.
We both went to Aden College, during the British rule of what was later to become the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
Over time, the GPC grew into the country's dominant political force, winning the most seats in the first national elections held after the unification of the YAR and the southern
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1990.
Former president of the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) Ali Salem Al-Beidh leads a hard-line faction.
"We used to have a state, a real state, we had institutions." There is a lot of nostalgia for the Marxist
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) these days.
"In this celebration, we have reviewed the heroic glories of the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen," Mohsen said.
The security forces burned the flag of the former
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, an independent country before unification.
Speaking on the circumstances socialist women face today, Sabra said, "I think that the current woman's struggle is harder than it was during the days of the British occupation or the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [PDRY] prior to unification, because at the time everyone struggled for one particular thing.
Prior to 1990, there were two Yemens -- the northern Yemen Arab Republic, having attained Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918, and the southern
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, which had been under British rule from 1839-1967.
He remained in the north of Yemen until May 22nd 1990 when the unification was announced between the Arab Republic of Yemen in the north and the
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in the south
