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The Al-Waziri coup briefly ousts the ruling Hamidaddin dynasty of Yemen; Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din is killed.
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Al-Waziri coup
1948 conflict in the Kingdom of Yemen
The al-Waziri coup, also known as the Yahya clan coup, was a violent dynasty overthrow attempt in the Kingdom of Yemen in 1948, which caused around 5,000 fatalities. During the coup attempt, Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, the ruler of the kingdom, was assassinated and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kingdom of Yemen
1918–1970 kingdom in northwestern Yemen
The Kingdom of Yemen, officially the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen and also known simply as Yemen or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1970 in the northwestern part of the modern country of Yemen. Located in the Middle East, the Kingdom…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Imams of Yemen
Religious leaders of Yemen belonging to the Zaidiyyah branch of Shia Islam
The Imams of Yemen, later also titled the Kings of Yemen, were religiously consecrated leaders (imams) belonging to the Zaidi branch of Shia Islam. They established a blend of religious and temporal-political rule in parts of Yemen from 897. Their imamate endured under varying…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
Imam of Yemen (1869–1948)
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din was the first king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from 1918 until his assassination in 1948. He became Imam of the Zaydis, a branch of Shia Islam, in 1904 after the death of his father, Muhammad Al-Mansur, and Imam of Yemen in 1918. His name…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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