Yemen History Timeline

• Minaean 1200–650
• Sabaean 750–115
  
• Ayyubids 1173-11228
  
• Rasulids 1228-1454
  
• Tahirids 1454-1517
  
• Mamluks 1517-1538
  
• Ottoman 1630-1922
  
• Yemen Independence 1945
  
• Republic of South Yemen Independence 1967
  
• Ali Abdullah Saleh, President 1978-Present

Sources:

1) Dan Smith, The State of the Middle East: An Atlas of Conflict and Resolution (University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California, 2006, 2008), 29.

2) Yemen Dynasties.answers.http://www.answers.com/topic/yemen-dynasties.(Accessed June 1, 2009)

3) History.looklex.http://looklex.com/e.o/yemen.history.htm.(Accessed June 3,2009)