Salem Rubaya Ali
سالم ربيع علي
2nd President of South Yemen
In office
22 June 1969 – 26 June 1978
Preceded byQahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
Succeeded byAli Nasir Muhammad
Personal details
Born17 June 1934
Aden Protectorate
Died26 June 1978 (aged 44)
Aden, South Yemen
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
NationalitySouth Yemen
Political partyNational Liberation Front
OccupationChairman of the Presidential Council
ReligionAtheism
Military service
Allegiance South Yemen

Salem Rubai Ali (Arabic: سالم ربيع علي;[1] 17 June 1934 – 26 June 1978[2]), known by his comrades as Salemeen (Arabic: سالمين), was the Marxist head of state of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) from 22 June 1969 until his execution[3] on 26 June 1978.

Rubaya Ali led the left wing of the National Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (NLF),[4] which forced the British to withdraw from southern Yemen on 29 November 1967. Rubaya Ali's radical Marxist faction gained dominance over the more moderate President Qahtan al-Shaabi's elements, allowing Rubaya Ali to seize power; he retained the title of Chairman of the Presidential Council throughout his term, even as the NLF changed the name of the country from the People's Republic of South Yemen to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1970.

Rubaya Ali's National Front joined with other parties in 1975, creating the United Political Organisation NF (التنظيم السياسي الموحد الجبهة القومية), all rival parties having been outlawed earlier. He opposed the idea of the Yemeni Socialist Party's (YSP) future creation promoted by Abdul Fattah Ismail. He appointed Muhammad Ali Haitham as his Prime Minister when he became chairman. Haitham served until August 1971, when he was replaced by Ali Nasir Muhammad. In 1978, the collective leadership of the YSP lead by Abdul Fattah Ismail overthrew and executed Rubai Ali.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Alternate spellings of Salem Rubaya Ali's name, including Salem Rubaya Ali Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, proekt-wms.narod.ru; accessed 3 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "أخبار محلية - تفاصيل تكشف لأول مرة عن الرئيس سالمين بشهادة جنرال روسي". Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  3. ↑ "في ذكرى اغتيال الرئيس سالم ربيع علي سالمين". Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  4. ↑ National Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (NF) infosite Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, al-ayyam.info; accessed 3 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Howe, Marvine (25 May 1979). "Southern Yemen Blends Marxism With Islam and Arab Nationalism". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.


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