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. The President of the Republic served as head of state, appointing a Prime Minister to serve as head of government.   Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Government Socialist state President Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Prime Minister Yasin Said Numan Historical era Cold War  - Independence November 30 1967  - UN membership December 14, 1967  - Constitution October 31, 1978  - Reunification May 22 1990 Area  - 1990 332,970 km2 Expression error: unrecognised punctuation character... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... The Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly referred to as South Yemen, became independent as the Peoples Republic of South Yemen in 1967. ... The Head of Government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ...

In 1969, the National Liberation Front took power in the country, reorganizing the government. The Chairman of the Presidential Council became the head of state. This was followed closely in 1970 by the renaming of the country to People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Another reorganization in 1978 made the head of state's title Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council. This lasted until unification with the Yemen Arab Republic in 1990, when the then-Chairman became the Prime Minister of the united Yemen. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... National motto: None Official language Arabic Capital Sanaa Area 195,000 km² Population  - Total (July 1990) -Density   7,160,981 36/km² Currency 1 Yemeni riyal = 100 fils (1975-1990); 1 Yemeni riyal = 40 buqshas (bogaches) (1963-1975) Time zone UTC +3 National anthem Royal Salute The Yemen Arab Republic... This article is about the year. ... The Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen is the head of government in that country. ...

President of the People's Republic of South Yemen, 1967-1969

Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi (1920-1976) was the first President of the Peoples Republic of South Yemen. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Chairmen of the Presidential Council, 1969-1978

Salim Ali Rubayyi (1935-1978) was the head of state of South Yemen from 1969 to his death in 1978. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Ali Nasir Muhammad (b. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council, 1978-1990

For Presidents after unification in 1990, see: List of Presidents of Yemen Abd al-Fattah Ismail (1939-1986) was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples Council, head of state of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen, from 21 December 1978 to 21 April 1980 when he went into exile. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Yemen Socialist Party (اليمن لاشتراكي احزب, Hizb al-Ishtirakiya al-Yamaniya) is a political party in Yemen. ... Ali Nasir Muhammad (b. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Yemen Socialist Party (اليمن لاشتراكي احزب, Hizb al-Ishtirakiya al-Yamaniya) is a political party in Yemen. ... Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas was appointed Prime Minister of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh when the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen and Yemen Arab Republic united in 1990 to form present-day Yemen. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... The Yemen Socialist Party (اليمن لاشتراكي احزب, Hizb al-Ishtirakiya al-Yamaniya) is a political party in Yemen. ... This article is about the year. ... Ali Abdullah Saleh (1990-present) See also: President of North Yemen, President of South Yemen Categories: Government stubs | Lists of office-holders | Yemen ...

President of the Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1994

South Yemen also rebelled as the Democratic Republic of Yemen for a period of weeks in 1994. The Democratic Republic of Yemen in southern Yemen seceded from the Republic of Yemen in 1994. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...