Ruler · 1917 – 1994

Abdullah al-Sallal

Lived 1917 – 1994; revolutionary, politician, military officer, military personnel. President of Yemen Arab Republic (Yemen Arab Republic), 1962 – 1963.

Wikidata's English label: Abdullah as-Sallal.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1917 – 1994; 77 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Yemen Arab Republic
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

President of Yemen Arab Republic

Yemen Arab Republic · the 1st of 6 dated reigns · 1962 – 1990

Abdullah al-Sallal1962 – 1963

Abdul Rahman al-Eryani1967 – 1974

Ibrahim al-Hamdi1974 – 1977

Ahmad al-Ghashmi1977 – 1978

2 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removedleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1962 – 1963 · 1 year · came to it aged 45

Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

He was later ousted in a bloodless coup led by Abdul Rahman Al-Iryani and exiled to Egypt, where he remained until President Ali Abdullah Saleh invited him to return in the early 1980s.

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