The NDF Rebellion was an uprising in the Yemen Arab Republic by the National Democratic Front, under Yahya Shami,10. Kingdom of Yemen/Yemen Arab Republic/North Yemen (1918-1990) - University of Central Arkansas
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History

1978 start

The rebellion began in 1978, following the death of

Ahmad al-Ghashmi Ahmad bin Hussein al-Ghashmi (21 August 1935 – 24 June 1978) ( ar, أحمد حسين الغشمي, Aḥmad Ḥusayn al-Ghašmī) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 11 October 1977 until his death eight months later. Al-Ghashmi ...

and the rise to power of

Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Abdullah Saleh al-Ahmar (, ''ʿAlī ʿAbdullāh Ṣāliḥ al-Aḥmar;'' 21 March 1947There is a dispute as to Saleh's date of birth, some saying that it was on 21 March 1942. See: However, by Saleh's own confession, he was born in 1947 al ...

. The NDF was supported in its rebellion by the PDRY and Libya. The NDF enjoyed various successes throughout the war, although it was weakened by the peace treaty between North and South Yemen following the 1979 border war. There were several attempts at ceasefires between the government and the NDF. Kuwait managed to facilitate the signing of a ceasefire between the government and the NDF on 26 November 1981, although hostilities re-erupted in December 1981. Later, the Palestinian Liberation Organization was able to mediate a ceasefire agreement on 3 April 1982, however hostilities began again later the same April, with the NDF capturing Juban. Government forces in turn attacked NDF positions in Juban in May 1982.

May 1982

PDRY support for the NDF diminished under the Presidency of the less overtly militant

Ali Nasir Muhammad Ali Nasir Muhammad Al-Husani ( ar, علي ناصر محمد الحسني; born 31 December 1939, in Mudiyah, Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen) is the former leader of South Yemen serving as General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party between 198 ...

, and PDRY support for the NDF finally ended in May 1982. Dhamar, a major NDF stronghold, sustained major damage during the

1982 North Yemen earthquake The 1982 North Yemen earthquake hit near the city of Dhamar, North Yemen (now part of Yemen) on December 13. Measuring 6.2 on the moment magnitude scale, with a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (''Severe'') on the Mercalli intensity scale, as ...

. The NDF was eventually defeated by a rejuvenated YAR Army in conjunction with the pro-government Islamic Front, allowing the YAR government to finally establish control over the North-South border region.

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History

1978 start

May 1982

See also

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