The Corrective Move[1] (Arabic: الحركة التصحيحية, romanizedal-ḥaraka at-taṣḥīḥiyya), officially referred to as the "Glorious Corrective Move"[2] and often referred to as the "Corrective Step", was the takeover of the Yemeni National Liberation Front by the Marxist faction led by Abdel Fattah Ismail and Salim Rubai Ali, in an internal bloodless coup on 22 June 1969 that overthrew the Nasserist President Qahtan al-Shaabi.[1] The Marxist takeover later led to the creation of the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), and South Yemen's transformation into a socialist state.

1969 South Yemen coup d'état
Part of the Arab Cold War
Date22 June, 1969
Location
Result

Coup successful

  • Overthrow of Al-Shaabi and his allies
  • Nasserists purged from the National Liberation Front
  • South Yemen becomes a Marxist–Leninist state.
  • Official name of South Yemen changes to “People's Democratic Republic of Yemen” from “People's Republic of South Yemen”
Belligerents

South Yemen Al-Shaabi's government

  • Nasserist faction of the NLF
Supported by:
 Egypt
Marxist faction of the NLF
Commanders and leaders
South Yemen Qahtan al-Shaabi
President of South Yemen
South Yemen Faysal al-Shaabi
Prime Minister of South Yemen
Abd al-Fattah Ismail
Salim Rubai Ali
Casualties and losses
No deaths

References

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  1. ^ a b Burrowes, R.D. (2010). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Scarecrow Press. p. 390. ISBN 9780810855281. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  2. ^ Brehony, N. (2013). Yemen Divided: The Story of a Failed State in South Arabia. I. B. Tauris. p. 45. ISBN 9781780764917. Retrieved 2015-08-13.