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Also Known As ʿAli ʿAbd Allāh Ṣāliḥ
Born March 21, 1942 • Yemen
Died December 4, 2017 (aged 75) • Sanaa • Yemen
Title / Office president (1990-2012), Yemen • president (1978-1990), Yemen (Ṣanʿāʾ)
Political Affiliation General People’s Congress
Role In Yemen Uprising of 2011–2012

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