South Yemen Civil War

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The South Yemen Civil War was a brief but intense 1986 internal conflict within the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, pitting rival factions of the ruling socialist party against each other and resulting in significant political upheaval and loss of life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
aftermath South Yemen’s increased dependence on external support ⓘ
rise of Ali Salem al-Beidh as key leader in South Yemen ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1986 South Yemen conflict ⓘ
January 1986 events in Aden ⓘ
belligerent Yemeni Socialist Party ⓘ
Yemeni Socialist Party faction loyal to Ali Nasir Muhammad ⓘ
Yemeni Socialist Party faction opposed to Ali Nasir Muhammad ⓘ
casualties significant civilian casualties ⓘ
thousands killed ⓘ
cause ideological and personal rivalries in South Yemeni leadership ⓘ
power struggle within Yemeni Socialist Party ⓘ
combatant supporters of Abdul Fattah Ismail ⓘ
supporters of Ali Salem al-Beidh ⓘ
supporters of President Ali Nasir Muhammad ⓘ
conflictType internal conflict ⓘ
consequence economic disruption in South Yemen ⓘ
exile of Ali Nasir Muhammad ⓘ
exile of many party officials and supporters ⓘ
military and security apparatus reorganization ⓘ
country People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
endDate 1986-01-25 ⓘ
factionLeader Abdul Fattah Ismail ⓘ
Ali Nasir Muhammad ⓘ
Ali Salem al-Beidh ⓘ
linked to: Ali Salim al-Beidh
government People's Democratic Republic of Yemen government ⓘ
historicalSignificance key precursor to the 1990 unification of Yemen ⓘ
major turning point in South Yemeni politics ⓘ
ideology Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
location Aden ⓘ
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
notableEvent gun battle at Yemeni Socialist Party politburo meeting in Aden ⓘ
partOf Cold War-era conflicts ⓘ
history of South Yemen ⓘ
primaryCityAffected Aden ⓘ
relatedTo North Yemen–South Yemen relations ⓘ
Yemeni Socialist Party ⓘ
Yemeni unification of 1990 ⓘ
result defeat of Abdul Fattah Ismail faction ⓘ
increased momentum toward Yemeni unification ⓘ
leadership change in South Yemen ⓘ
political purge within Yemeni Socialist Party ⓘ
victory of Ali Salem al-Beidh faction ⓘ
weakening of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
startDate 1986-01-13 ⓘ
timePeriod January 1986 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aden Emergency → relatedTo → South Yemen Civil War ⓘ
Yemeni Air Force → conflict → South Yemen Civil War ⓘ
South Yemen Civil War → alsoKnownAs → 1986 South Yemen conflict ⓘ
linked to: South Yemen Civil War
Democratic Yemen → hadInternalConflict → 1986 South Yemen Civil War ⓘ
linked to: South Yemen Civil War
PDRY → hadInternalConflict → 1986 South Yemen Civil War ⓘ
linked to: South Yemen Civil War
Ali Nasir Muhammad → conflictInvolvedIn → South Yemen Civil War of 1986 ⓘ
linked to: South Yemen Civil War