The 2011 democratic uprising in Yemen, part of the Arab Spring, succeeded in forcing out Yemen’s longtime dictator President Ali Abdullah Saleh. ... Before unification in 1990, north and south were two countries: the northern Yemen Arab Republic and the southern..…

Following the collapse of Ottoman Empire, Yemen was ruled by Mutawakkilite Kingdom until coup backed by Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser ended its rule in 1962 and formed Yemen Arab Republic. ..…