Yemen Timeline
Key Events from 1918 to the Present
1918 — The Ottoman empire dissolves. North Yemen gains independence and is ruled by Imam Yahya. 1948 — Yahya is assassinated. His son Ahmad defeats opponents of feudal rule and succeeds his father. 1962 — Imam Ahmad dies and is succeeded by his son, but army officers seize power and set up the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), sparking civil war between royalists supported by Saudi Arabia and republicans backed by Egypt. 1967 — South Yemen is formed, consisting of Aden and a former protectorate of South Arabia. The country is later officially known as the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen…
