Ibrahim al-Hamdi

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Ibrahim al-Hamdi (30 September 1943 – 11 October 1977; Arabic: إبراهيم الحمدي, romanized: Ibrāhīm al-Ḥamdī) was a Yemeni military officer who served as the third President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) from 13 June 1974 until his assassination on 11 October 1977. During his rule, he cemented the central government's control over the country, and planned to end tribal loyalty and Yemen's medieval social classes by proclaiming all Yemenis as equal. A social reformer inspired by Nasserism, he opposed tribalism as well as the extensive powers wielded by the military and religious authorities. He promoted the construction of roads and hospitals and sought to forge Yemeni unity. His policies clashed with the interests of Saudi Arabia and traditional elites, and he was assassinated on 11 October 1977, after three years and four months in power. No official investigation was ever opened, and those responsible for the assassination remain unknown. His memory remained suppressed for...

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