NDF Rebellion

NDF Rebellion
	Part of the Cold War and the Arab Cold War
	; CIA map of the NDF area of operations in May 1982
Date	1978 – 1982; (4 years)
Location	Yemen Arab Republic
Result	Government victory
Belligerents
North Yemen; Muslim Brotherhood; Supported by:; Saudi Arabia; Republic of China; United States	NDF; Supported by:; South Yemen; Libya; Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Ali Abdullah Saleh; Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar	Yahya Shami; Sultan Ahmad Umar [ar]; Abdul Fattah Ismail
Strength
United States 400 advisers; Republic of China 80 ROCAF pilots plus ground and air defense crews ;	15,000

The NDF Rebellion was an uprising in the Yemen Arab Republic by the National Democratic Front, under Yahya Shami,^[2] between 1978 and 1982.^[3]

History[edit]

1978 start[edit]

The rebellion began in 1978, following the death of Ahmad al-Ghashmi and the rise to power of Ali Abdullah Saleh.^[3] The NDF was supported in its rebellion by the PDRY^[3] and Libya.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[2] 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[edit]

PDRY support for the NDF diminished under the Presidency of the less overtly militant Ali Nasir Muhammad,^[3] and PDRY support for the NDF finally ended in May 1982.^[2] Dhamar, a major NDF stronghold, sustained major damage during the 1982 North Yemen earthquake.^[4] 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.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Foreign Policy in Focus, Yemen, the United States, and Al-Qaida. December 19, 2001, retrieved Sept. 19, 2009 Archived July 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 10. Kingdom of Yemen/Yemen Arab Republic/North Yemen (1918-1990) - University of Central Arkansas
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 252.
^ "Earthquake Toll in Yemen Area Is Put at 1,082". The New York Times. Associated Press. 15 December 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[1] Foreign Policy in Focus, Yemen, the United States, and Al-Qaida. December 19, 2001, retrieved Sept. 19, 2009 Archived July 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[UCA-2] 10. Kingdom of Yemen/Yemen Arab Republic/North Yemen (1918-1990) - University of Central Arkansas

[Yemen_Dict_252-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Burrowes, Robert D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 252.

[4] "Earthquake Toll in Yemen Area Is Put at 1,082". The New York Times. Associated Press. 15 December 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

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NDF Rebellion

History[edit]

1978 start[edit]

May 1982[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]