The Presidential Council was the body that ruled
South Yemen
South Yemen ( ar, اليمن الجنوبي, al-Yaman al-Janubiyy), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (, ), also referred to as Democratic Yemen (, ) or Yemen (Aden) (, ), was a communist state that existed from 1967 to 19 ...
from June 23, 1969 to December 27, 1978. Its chairman was the head of state.
Chairmen
Members (in 1970)
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Salim Rubai Ali
Salim Rubai Ali (; 17 June 1934 – 26 June 1978), known by his comrades as "Salimin", was the Marxist head of state of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) from 22 June 1969 until his execution on 26 June 1978.
Rubai Ali led ...
(Chairman)
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Muhammad Ali Haithem
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Muhammad Saleh Aulaqi
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Ali Ahmed Nasser
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Abdul Fattah Ismail
Abd al-Fattah Ismail Ali Al-Jawfi ( ar, عبد الفتاح إسماعيل علي الجوفي , translit=ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ Ismāʿīl; 28 July 1939 – 13 January 1986) was the Marxist ''de facto'' leader of People's Democratic Republic of Yem ...
Sources
*''The Europa World Year Book 1970'', Volume II, p. 1353
Politics of Yemen
South Yemen
Collective heads of state
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