EVENT INFORMATION

22
June
1969

Qahtan al-Shaabi is removed in a South Yemeni coup

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📅 22 June 1969 📍 Yemen

A leftist faction displaced South Yemen’s first president, Qahtan al-Shaabi, and Prime Minister Faisal al-Shaabi. The episode reflected a struggle over the direction and leadership of the new state after British withdrawal.

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Qahtan al-Shaabi

Faisal al-Shaabi

Organizations in this Event

National Liberation Front

South Yemen government