The Civil War in Northen Yemen (1962–1970)

The purpose of the work: to determine what role the civil war in North Yemen (1962-1970) played in the formation and development of the Yemen Arab Republic and the united Yemen. The relevance of the chosen research topic: during the cold war, the civil war in North Yemen affected not only one specific region: the warring parties enjoyed the support of states belonging to different political blocs. The conflict of interests of different ethnic groups and further tragic events that took the form of a humanitarian crisis make the topic especially relevant today. Objectives: 1. to determine the preconditions for civil confrontation in North Yemen before 1962; 2. Follow the process of the revolution in North Yemen; 3. Consider the course of the civil war stage by stage and its features. Main conclusions: 1. the prerequisites for the civil war in North Yemen included tribal independence, religious strife, economic crisis, and the intellectuals' desire for reforms, ultimately leading to revolution and the transformation of monarchy into a republic; 2. the revolution in North Yemen began due to doubts in the inclination of the heir Muhammad al-Badr to start reforms, the active role of the "Free Officers," and escalated into a civil war due to dissatisfaction among Zaydi sheikhs supported by Saudi Arabia; 3. after the war, which concluded with the adoption of a new Constitution in 1970, the Yemeni Arab Republic faced unresolved challenges, including the reconstruction of the devastated infrastructure and the normalization of relations with monarchist-supporting countries.