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History of Yemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3207 words) |
 | Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. |
| North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and became a republic in 1962. |
| Yemen held its first direct presidential elections in September 1999, electing President Ali Abdallah Salih to a 5-year term in what were generally considered free and fair elections. |
| Encyclopedia: Yemen (5307 words) |
| The Republic of Yemen (Arabic: اÙجÙ
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| Yemen is a republic with a bicameral legislature. |
| Yemen is in Southwest Asia, in the south of Arabia, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, west of Oman and south of Saudi Arabia. |
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