History

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History
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From the 9th century, the Zaydi dynasty ruled Yemen until their defeat by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. The Turks were expelled by the Zaydi imams in 1636.

1839 Britain occupies Aden.
1918 North Yemen independent.
1937 Aden made a Crown Colony, hinterland a Protectorate.
1962 Army coup in north. Imam deposed, Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) declared. Civil war.
1963 Aden and Protectorate united to form Federation of South Arabia.
1967 South Arabia independent as People's Republic of South Yemen. British troops leave Aden.
1970 South Yemen renamed People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY). Republican victory in YAR civil war.
1972 War between YAR and PDRY ends in peace settlement.
1974 Army coup in YAR.
1978 Lt. Col. Ali Saleh YAR president. Coup in PDRY. Radical Abdalfattah Ismail in power.
1979 PDRY 20-year treaty with USSR.
1980 Ismail replaced by moderate Ali Muhammed.
1982 PDRY peace treaty with Oman. Major earthquake kills 3000.
1984 YAR signs 20-year cooperation treaty with USSR.
1986 Coup attempt in PDRY leads to civil war. Rebels take control of Aden. New PDRY president meets YAR counterpart.
1987 Oil production starts in YAR.
1988 YAR holds elections for consultative council; Muslim Brotherhood gains influence.
1989 Speeding-up of unification process. PDRY publishes a program of free-market reforms. YAR and PDRY sign unification agreement. Constitution of unified Yemen published.
1990 Restrictions on north–south travel between YAR and PDRY lifted. Ali Saleh becomes president of Republic of Yemen. May, formal unification. Pro-Islamic groups oppose secular constitution.
1991 Yemeni guest workers expelled by Saudi Arabia in retaliation for Yemen's position over Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Arab states boycott independence celebrations.
1992 Assassinations, food riots, and political unrest delay elections.
1994 Southern secessionists defeated in civil war. Amended constitution adopted.
1997 President Saleh's GPC wins absolute majority in general election.
1998–1999 Violent border dispute with Saudi Arabia. Kidnapping of tourists, four killed; three members of Islamic Army of Aden (IAA) sentenced to death.
1999 Saleh reelected.
2000 Yemen agrees border with Saudi Arabia after 66-year dispute. October, terror attacks on US naval vessel and UK embassy.
2001 Referendum approves extension of presidential term to seven years.
2002 Government targets suspected al-Qaida allies in tribal areas, expels 100 foreign "scholars."