Yemeni Protesters Demand Dismissal of Former President's Relatives

July 27, 2012 from LinkTV News

Thousands of Yemeni protesters marched to the residence of President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi after Friday prayers to demand the dismissal of relatives of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Hadi, who had been Saleh's vice-president, was elected president unopposed in February under a US-backed power transition plan brokered by Yemen's Gulf neighbours to end the political upheaval. The new president has vowed to unify the army, which is divided between pro-Saleh units and those loyal to a general who mutinied against the former president last year. Hadi has removed about 20 top commanders, including some of Saleh's relatives. But the new president's drive to remove Saleh's relatives and allies from power has faced stiff resistance. Hadi has promised to work to bring home the thousands of internal refugees created by fighting between government troops, southern separatists, mutinous military units, and other factions. Footage courtesy of Reuters.

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Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi

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 Sal... Explore this topic

Yemen

Yemen officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab country located in Western Asia, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south... Explore this topic

Ali Abdullah Saleh

Ali Abdullah Saleh is a Yemeni politician who was President of Yemen from 1990 to 2012. Saleh previously served as President of North Yemen from 1978 until unification with South Yemen in 1990. After more than 33 years in power, Saleh signed the Gulf Cooperation Council agreem... Explore this topic

Military of Yemen

The armed forces of Yemen include the Yemen Army, Navy, Yemeni Air Force. A major reorganization of the armed forces continues. The unified air forces and air defenses are now under one command. The navy has concentration in Aden. Total armed forces manning numbers about 401,0... Explore this topic

Yemen Uprising

The Yemeni Revolution followed the initial stages of the Tunisian Revolution and occurred simultaneously with the Egyptian Revolution and other mass protests in the Middle East in early 2011. In its early phase, protests in Yemen were initially against unemployment, economic c... Explore this topic

Politics of Yemen

Politics of Yemen takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, where the President of Yemen is the head of state, while the Prime Minister of Yemen (who is appointed by the President) is the head of government. Although it is notionally a mu... Explore this topic

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Friday prayers

Jumu'ah is a congregational prayer that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon in the place of dhuhr. Muslims pray ordinarily five times each day according to the sun's sky path regardless of clock time. It is mentioned in the Qur'an as: The jumuʿah prayer is half the ẓuh... Explore this topic

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