The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen became independent as the "People's Republic of Southern Yemen" in November 1967, after the British withdrawal from the Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia. In May 1990, South Yemen unified with the Yemen Arab Republic (commonly referred to as North Yemen) to form the united Republic of Yemen. During the May–July 1994 Civil War, South Yemen seceded from the united Yemen and established the short-lived Democratic Republic of Yemen.
Officeholders +General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Yemeni Socialist Party Officeholder Took office Left office Length of tenure Term 1 () 13 October 1978 20 April 1980 1st(1978–1980) 1939 1978 1986 2 () 21 April 1980 24 January 1986 1st–2nd(1978–1986) 1939 1978 Alive 3 () 6 February 1986 7 July 1994 3rd(1986–1998) 1939 1978 2026 4 — () September 1994 31 July 2005 3rd–4th(1986–2005) 1942 1978 2019 5 () 31 July 2005 19 December 2014 5th(2005–present) 1947 1978 Alive 6 — () 19 December 2014 Incumbent 5th(2005–present) 1956 ? Alive
Predecessors National Liberation Front (1963–1975) +General Secretary of the Central Committee of the National Liberation Front Officeholder Took office Left office Length of tenure Term 1 () 19 August 1963 22 June 1969 1st–4th(1965–1969) 1920 1963 1981 2 () 22 June 1969 14 October 1975 4th–5th(1969–1975) 1939 1963 1986
People's Democratic Union (1961–1975) +General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Democratic Union Officeholder Took office Left office Length of tenure Term 1 () 22 October 1961 14 October 1975 1st–2nd(1961–1975) 1931 1961 1976
People's Vanguard Party (1974–1975) +General Secretary of the Central Committee of the People's Vanguard Party Officeholder Took office Left office Length of tenure 1 () April 1974 14 October 1975 1934 1974 2026
Unified Nationalist Front Political Organization (1975–1978) +General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Unified Nationalist Front Political Organization Officeholder Took office Left office Length of tenure Term 1 () 14 October 1975 13 October 1978 6th–7th(1975–1978) 1939 1963 1986
See also President of South Yemen Prime Minister of South Yemen
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