Salim Rubaya Ali
President of South Yemen from 1969 to 1978
Salim Rubaya Ali
Salim Rubaya Ali (Arabic: سالِم رُبَيِّع عَلي ; 17 June 1934 – 26 June 1978), commonly known by his nickname Salemin (Arabic: سالمين), was a Yemeni Maoist politician and revolutionary who served as the second head of state of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) from 22 June 1969 until his execution on 26 June 1978. Ali led the left-wing faction of the National Front for the Liberation of South Yemen (NLF), which forced the British to withdraw from southern Yemen on 29 November 1967. 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.
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