June 20, 2013
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Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi is a Yemeni major general and politician who has been the President of Yemen since 27 February 2012. He was previously the Vice President from 1994 to 2012. Between 4 June and 23 September 2011, he was the acting President of Yemen while Ali Abdullah Saleh was undergoing medical treatment in Saudi Arabia following an attack on the presidential palace during the 2011 Yemeni uprising. Then, on 23 November, Hadi became Acting President again, after Saleh moved into a non-active role pending the presidential election "in return for immunity from prosecution." Hadi was "expected to form a national unity government and also call for early presidential elections within 90 days" while Saleh continued to serve as President in name only.
(via Freebase)
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![Yemeni security situation deteriorates as fractured army clashes [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-8742000/8742600/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=523d3d272921b883533488e34f76c613)
![Suicide bomber kills 45 in south Yemen [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-8328000/8328033/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9da14cc8ea0c93958e0b4760d94bd8f1)
![Yemen's Council of the Revolution's Youth holds first general conference [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-6238000/6238658/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=32161499c3f1db68d30e3a199a463a7a "An anti-government protester gestures with the colours of the national flag of Yemen on his face during a demonstration to demand the restructuring of the Army in Sanaa June 10, 2012: REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi")
![Humanitarian crisis looms in southern Yemen as war on terror continues [Al-Forat TV, Iraq]](/images/image_cache/base-6189000/6189314/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=81a4041ae572a96aacd735f7e3bdc952)
![Houthis agree to take part in Yemen's national dialogue [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-5140000/5140609/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=20e266ec1c3804f58ec37ae9d4783df3)
![After deadly suicide bombing, Yemen marks National Unity Day [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-4757000/4757040/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=6c3e5f09533bcfea5b247402da7d9fec "A police academy cadet looks on as he stands at attention ahead of a parade marking the 22nd anniversary of Yemen's reunification in Sanaa May 22, 2012: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi")
![Fierce clashes between Yemeni troops and al-Qaeda kill 44 in volatile south [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-4452000/4452526/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=d077226b6ca85c57a5e6b1bb80fd9ff7 "Members of Ansar al-Sharia, an al Qaeda-affiliated group, carry their weapons as they ride on a truck in the southern Yemeni town of Jaar April 28, 2012: REUTERS/Stringer")