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  History of Yemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What the PDRY government failed to tell the YAR government was that it wished to be the dominant power in any unification, and left wing rebels in North Yemen began to receive extensive funding and arms from South Yemen.
Although the governments of the PDRY and the YAR declared that they approved a future union in 1972, little progress was made toward unification, and relations were often strained.
In May 1988, the YAR and PDRY governments came to an understanding that considerably reduced tensions including agreement to renew discussions concerning unification, to establish a joint oil exploration area along their undefined border, to demilitarize the border, and to allow Yemenis unrestricted border passage on the basis of only a national identification card.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Yemen   (3214 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Yemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There were military clashes with Saudi Arabia in 1969 and 1973, and the PDRY provided active support for the Dhofar rebellion against the Sultanate of Oman.
The PDRY was the only Arab state to vote against admitting new Arab states from the Gulf area to the United Nations and the Arab League.
Yemen is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, and the organization of the Islamic conference.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Yemen   (660 words)

  
 Yemen - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The PDRY established close ties with the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, andradical Palestinians.
In November 1989, the leaders of the YAR (Ali AbdullahSaleh) and the PDRY (AliSalim Al-Bidh) agreed on a draft unity constitution originally drawn upin 1981.
The PDRY was the only Arab state to vote against admitting new Arab states from the Gulf area to the United Nations and theArab League.
www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=Yemen   (3122 words)

  
 History of Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1972 the governments of the PDRY and YAR declared that they approved a future However little progress was made toward unification relations were often strained.
In May 1988 the YAR and PDRY governments came an understanding that considerably reduced tensions including to renew discussions concerning unification to establish joint oil exploration area along their undefined to demilitarize the border and to allow unrestricted border passage on the basis of a national identification card.
In November 1989 the leaders of the YAR (Ali Abdullah Saleh) and the PDRY (Ali Salim al-Baidh) on a draft unity constitution originally drawn in 1981.
www.freeglossary.com /History_of_Yemen   (1781 words)

  
 Oman´s history goes back to the very dawn of civilization.
Although a cease-fire was mediated by Saudi Arabia in March 1976, the situation remained tense.
Oman´s acceptance of US assistance in defence aroused protests from the PDRY in 1981, but mediation by other Gulf states led to a ´normalization´ agreement in 1982 and diplomatic relations between Oman and the PDRY were resiumed in 1983.
In October 1988 Oman and the PDRY signed an agreement to increase co-operation in the areas of trade and communication, and in February 1990 the two countries reached an agreement to delineate their common border.
www.arab.de /arabinfo/omanhis.htm   (437 words)

  
 Commentary on the 1990 constitution
The PDRY is a democratic, popular, sovereign republic which gives voice to the interests of the workers, peasants, intellectuals, and all the labourers, and strives to achieve a united democratic Yemen and total completion of the tasks of the national democratic revolutionary stage preparatory to the transition to building socialism.
Islamic (Sharia) law had not been mentioned in the PDRY constitution and Article 3 of the unified constitution was an attempt to compromise between the relative secularism of the south and the idea prevalent in the north that the Sharia should be the source of all laws.
The structure adopted for the unified state was similar to that abandoned by the PDRY in 1978, and almost identical to the one which had existed in the YAR since 1971.
www.al-bab.com /yemen/gov/bwcon.htm   (4682 words)

  
 sufi.html
From the creation of the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) in 1967, to the time of its union with the Yemen Arab Republic in May 1990, it was generally very difficult for Western naturalists to visit the country.
In the latter years of the PDRY administration the authorities banned the use of persistent pest control agents such as aldrin and dieldrin, mainly as a result of World Bank pressure.
In 1989 environment and conservation-oriented legislation in the former PDRY was rudimentary and limited to two laws, one concerned the protection of plants, which includes control of tree felling, and another which banned hunting of birds and animals and the keeping of wild animals privately.
www.aiys.org /webdate/jenn.html   (2262 words)

  
 International Republican Institute: pre-election assessment, January 1993 (2)
Renewed fighting broke out between the YAR and the PDRY in early 1979, when disaffected members of the ruling party in the YAR crossed the Yemeni border, formed the National Democratic Front (NDF), gained the support of the PDRY, and began a revolt against the YAR government.
The YAR and the PDRY used this resolution of the refugee problem as a stepping stone to broader agreements, the first of which was a removal of all troops from the border and the demilitarization of the area.
During this time the PDRY committed itself to economic and political reform, moving their economy from a centralized command economy toward a free market economy.
www.al-bab.com /yemen/pol/iri2.htm   (1966 words)

  
 Yemen Unity : Economic Prospects
Both the YAR and the PDRY were among the less developed economies of the world, with a labour force depending on agriculture (farming, herding, and fishing) as the main employer.
The PDRY was even less successful in mobilizing private investments in large scale manufacturing, where the public sector controlled almost all the investment financing.
Since the mid-1980s, both YAR and PDRY had already embarked on several joint ventures that were seen to be economically feasible and would also complement the needs of each part of the homeland.
hopia.net /kyc/book/y_perd_e2.htm   (5075 words)

  
 Trade and Finance
Long the Soviet Union's only ally on the Arabian Peninsula, the PDRY under Attas is in a good position to turn to Moscow for economic succor.
Since 1979, when it signed a 20 year friendship treaty with Moscow, the PDRY has sponsored the only Soviet military presence in the Middle East: a naval base and submarine pens in Aden and a major communications facility manned by East Germans.
By far the PDRY's biggest creditor, the Soviet Union maintains an estimated 1000 military personnel and another 1000 technical advisors in the country.
www.wrmea.com /backissues/022486/860224007.html   (1432 words)

  
 Middle East Report Online: Yemen and the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army, by Sheila Carapico
PDRY exiles and migrant workers in Saudi Arabia were among the Arab volunteers for the much-romanticized anti-communist Afghan jihad.
In 1990, North Yemen and the PDRY unified their two systems, both unstable and poor, and declared democracy.
The remnants of the PDRY army and the ruling Yemeni Socialist Party were defeated in a civil war in 1994 that left the army commanded by former North Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Salih in virtual occupation of what had been the PDRY.
www.merip.org /mero/mero101800.html   (1428 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: History of Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1979, simmering tensions led to fighting, which was only resolved after Arab League mediation.
In April 1980, PDRY President Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned and went into exile.
His successor, Ali Nasir Muhammad, took a less interventionist stance toward both the YAR and neighboring Oman.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Yemen   (4727 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The PDRY was the only Arab to vote against admitting new Arab states the Gulf area to the United Nations and the Arab League.
Yemen is a member of the United the Arab League and the organization of Islamic conference.
As a member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 1990 and 1991 Yemen abstained on a number of resolutions concerning Iraq and Kuwait and voted against the "use of resolution".
www.freeglossary.com /Foreign_relations_of_Yemen   (650 words)

  
 Protected Areas Programme -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It is thought that the central authorities will have great difficulty in enforcing any nature protection laws because of the present infrastructure of the country, and it is believed that the only way to continue nature protection policies is through arrangements with the local population.
The department was not operational in 1987 and by 1990 was still nascent, although the Ministry was attempting to pass legislation through parliament in that year to strengthen the role of the proposed department (Varisco, 1987).
Organisations and government agencies responsible for wildlife protection, conservation of nature, and genetic resources in the former PDRY included the Department of Forestry of the Ministry of Agriculture; the National Environment Council and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/countrysheets/yem.html   (4382 words)

  
 Background Note: Yemen
In April 1980, PDRY President Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned, ostensibly for health reasons, and was exiled and replaced by Ali Nasir Muhammad.
In the PDRY, economic activity was overwhelmingly concentrated in the port city of Aden.
The PDRY made small gains in diversification after the mid-1970s, and in 1982, a minor oil discovery was made by an Italian company.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/nea/yemen9211.html   (3763 words)

  
 Yemen Conflicts and Union
The country declared its independence on November 30, 1967 and was named the People's Republic of South Yemen, but was renamed the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1970 after a radical wing of the Marxist NLF came to power and all political parties were joined with the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP).
PDRY President Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned and went into exile in 1980 and was replaced by Ali Nasr Muhammad, who adopted a less interventionist stance towards the YAR and Oman.
Real progress on unification was finally made in 1988 when the YAR and PDRY came to an agreement to renew discussions on unification, as well as establishing a joint oil exploration project, demilitarizing the border, and allowing Yemenise unrestricted border passage based on a national identification card.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/war/yemen.htm   (714 words)

  
 ”The chaste woman takes her chastity wherever she goes”   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the anomaly of conflicting developments, people started to long for earlier stability and the focus was redirected at the family as a source of permanence, and hence at women, on whose shoulders the success or failure of the family was thought to rest.
As a consequence of the unification, the former PDRY administration merged with the Northern Yemeni one and physically moved to San'a, the new capital.
During the PDRY, the `Yemeni nation' stood for the unified nation of the `two parts of the Yemeni homeland', as North and South Yemen were then called.
cy.revues.org /document54.html   (8571 words)

  
 Kuwait - Mission of the Armed Forces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The PDRY provided the Dhofari rebels with supplies, training camps, and refuge from attacks.
The threat of PFLO dissident activity supported by the PDRY or border operations against Oman declined after reconciliation with the PDRY, marked by the exchange of ambassadors in 1987.
Apart from its military role, the SAF carried out a variety of civil action projects that, particularly in Dhofar, were an important means of gaining the allegiance of the people.
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-7629.html   (318 words)

  
 TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
The PDRY was placed on the list of nations that support terrorism.
The United States and the PDRY reestablished diplomatic relations on April 30, 1990, only 3 weeks before the announcement of unification.
However, the embassy in Aden, which closed in 1969, was never reopened, and the PDRY as a political entity no longer exists.
www.traveldocs.com /ye/foreign.htm   (1416 words)

  
 Saudi Arabia - Relations with Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Nevertheless, the Saudis remained suspicious of their republican neighbor, and major outstanding issues such as the demarcation of borders were not addressed.
Until 1976, when diplomatic relations with the PDRY were finally established, Saudi Arabia actively supported efforts to overthrow the regime in Aden; Saudi hostility did not abate after 1976 but assumed more discreet forms, including covert aid to dissident factions within the ruling Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP).
Opposition to the unification of the YAR and the PDRY also became a Saudi foreign policy objective, primarily because Riyadh feared the much disliked YSP would dominate a unified Yemen and thus acquire an even larger base from which to disseminate its radical ideas.
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-11648.html   (539 words)

  
 Special Report
They were spurred by worsening economic conditions in the PDRY, as its Soviet benefactors suffered domestic collapse, cutting foreign assistance to their South Yemeni clients.
Approval for the union was overwhelming in the PDRY, but the northern Muslim Brotherhood objected to a constitutional clause making Islamic law "a principal source of legislation" rather than the sole source.
Although the former PDRY was larger geographically, the ex-YAR held 80 percent of the estimated 13 million Yemenis.
www.wrmea.com /backissues/0794/9407048.htm   (2956 words)

  
 Country Profile Yemen - EIU Online Store   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In the 1970s the PDRY, under the leadership of its president and veteran NLF member, Salim Rubai Ali, nationalised private enterprises and drew close to the Soviet Union, which began to provide bilateral aid.
During the first half of the 1980s the PDRY was led by Ali Nasir Muhammad, who began to improve relations with the West and the conservative Gulf states.
The PDRY was motivated by the decline in financial support from a collapsing Soviet Union and a consequently deteriorating domestic political environment.
store.eiu.com /index.asp?layout=show_sample&product_id=30000203&country_id=YE   (17713 words)

  
 Comparative Criminology | Asia - Yemen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Parliamentary elections were held again in 1997, with the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), formerly the main party of the PDRY and a previous coalition partner of the GPC, leading an opposition boycott.
The unemployment rate is estimated at 35 percent, and is highest in the southern governorates, where, prior to unity, most adults were employed by the PDRY Government.
The Government asserts that it cannot be held responsible for cases that took place within the former PDRY prior to unity; however, it has set up a computer database in the Ministry of Foreign Relations to track disappearances, including those dating from the preunity period.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/yemen.html   (10338 words)

  
 croci.html
Gause's monograph, published in 1990, concentrates on the period 1962-1982, although relations between Saudi Arabia and the Yemens are brought forward with some material on the intraparty blood bath in Aden in January 1986 and the discovery of oil in the YAR and the PDRY in 1984 and 1986, respectively.
Gause conceives his subject of study to be the triangular relationship among Saudi Arabia and the two Yemens and focuses his attention on a comparison of the Saudi-YAR dyad with the Saudi-PDRY dyad.
At the same time, the party-state in the PDRY weakened noticeably, and there at least hints that the PDRY was more open than before to Saudi influence.
www.aiys.org /webdate/gaus2.html   (1589 words)

  
 Yemen: Unlawful detention and unfair trials of members of the former National Democratic Front
Following the unification of the YAR and the PDRY in 1990, the NDF dissolved itself and officially became part of the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), the ruling party in the former PDRY, and currently a partner in the coalition government which rules the Republic of Yemen.
It was in the aftermath of the declaration of the general amnesty in 1982 and the cessation of armed hostilities, that the 23 political prisoners whose names and details are included in the attached Appendix, were arrested.
Since the unification of the PDRY and the YAR, all such sentences must also be ratified by the Presidential Council which was set up at the time of unification.
www.amnestyusa.org /regions/middleeast/document.do?id=924248DEB1666626802569A600603A47   (5313 words)

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