Ibrahim al-Hamadi

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Lieutenant-Colonel Ibrahim el-Hamdi (1943 - October 11, 1977) (Arabic: إبراهيم الحمدي) was the leader of a military coup d'etat in Yemen Arab Republic that overthrew the regime of President Abdul Rahman al-Iryani on June 13, 1974. After the revolt, he was President of the Military Command Council that governed the country. During his rule, he cemented the central government's control over the country, planned on ending tribal loyalty, and Yemen's medieval "social classes" by proclaiming all Yemenis as equal, and improved relations with Saudi Arabia. He also planned on improving ties with Marxist People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, he was murdered by Saudi Arabian funded agents looking to slow down Yemen's unification ambitions with the South.

Preceded by
Abdul Rahman al-Iryani
President of North Yemen
1974 - 1977
Succeeded by
Ahmed al-Ghashmi
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