North Yemen Civil War
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The North Yemen Civil War was a war fought between Royalists of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen and Republican factions of the Yemen Arab Republic in North Yemen from 1962 to 1970. Eventually the Republican faction gained control of the government.
The Royalist side received support from from Saudi Arabia, while the Republicans were supported by Egypt and Soviet Union.
[edit] References
- Stearns, Peter N (2001). The Encyclopedia of World History. Houghton Mifflin, relevant pages: 985-986. ISBN 0-395-65237-5.
- Lapidoth, Ruth (1982). The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (International Straits of the World). Kluwer Law International, relevant pages: 66. ISBN 90-247-2501-1.
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