This article is about the historical country that existed from 1962 to 1990. For the present-day sovereign state, see Yemen. For the group that controls most of what was North Yemen, see Houthis.
Yemen Arab Republic
الجمهورية العربية اليمنية(Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah
1962–1990
Flag
Coat of arms (1974–1990)
Anthem: ال وطني al-Watani "Peace to the Land" (1962–1978)
إرادة أمة 'Iiradat 'Uma "A Nation's Will" (1978–1990)
Location of North Yemen (red)
Capital
and largest city
Sanaa
Official languages
Arabic
Religion
Islam (official, predominantly Zaydi Shia and Shafi'i Sunni Islam)
Government
Unitary Nasserist Islamic republic under a military junta[1][2]
President
• 1962–1967 (first)
Abdullah al-Sallal
• 1978–1990 (last)
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Prime Minister
• 1962–1963 (first)
Abdullah al-Sallal
• 1983–1990 (last)
Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani
Legislature
Consultative Council
Historical era
Cold War
• Coup d'état
26 September 1962
• Monarchy abolished
1 December 1970
• Unification
22 May 1990
Area
• Total
136,000 km2 (53,000 sq mi)
Currency
North Yemeni rial
Time zone
UTC+3
Calling code
+967
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Today part of
Yemen
The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية اليمنيةal-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah), commonly known as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a country that existed from 1962 to 1990 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen.[3] Its capital was at Sanaa. It united with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as South Yemen) on 22 May 1990 to form the current Republic of Yemen.
^"Constitution of the Yemen Arab Republic, 1970". al-bab.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
^Bühler, Konrad G. (8 February 2001). State Succession and Membership in International Organizations. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9041115536. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
^The United States extended diplomatic recognition to the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) on 19 December 1962, The Times, 20 December 1962.
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