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Ali Abdullah Saleh
Former President of Yemen
- Nationality:
- Yemeni
- Category:
- Politician
Biography
Ali Abdullah Saleh (1947-2017) served as President of North Yemen from 1978 and then unified Yemen from 1990 until 2012. Born in Bayt al-Ahmar, he was the first president of unified Yemen. He was ousted during the 2011 Arab Spring protests and was killed in December 2017 during the civil war after switching sides from the Houthis.
