World Crisis Chronology
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A
08/15/2021Taliban takes control of government
05/17/2020Power-sharing government formed
02/28/2020Afghan peace agreement
02/18/2020Ghani re-elected
09/29/2014Ghani and Abdullah Sworn In
09/07/2010Kabul Bank Scandal
01/04/2003Loya Jiraga Agrees to New Constitution
09/11/2001September 11th, 2001
07/08/2019Free trade agreement initiated
07/09/2002OUA Becomes African Union
06/11/2019Presidential impeachment proceedings begin
08/02/1993Albania Classes as Least Developed by UN
06/15/2021Ruling coalition retains control of parliament
12/12/2019Former PM elected president
03/11/2019Bouteflika rescinds presidential run
11/19/2023Milei elected president
08/31/2020Government reschedules debt
10/27/2019Fernandez wins presidency
06/20/2021Pashinyan reelected
11/09/2020Nagorno-Karabakh peace agreement
01/14/2019Pashinyan becomes prime minister
05/21/2022Labour Party wins election
05/19/2019Liberals win re-election
12/02/2021Prime minister resigns
10/09/2021Kurz resigns
01/01/2020Kurz forms new coalition
05/19/2019Kurz calls new elections after scandal
11/09/2020Nagorno-Karabakh peace agreement

B
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
01/05/2021Qatar blockade ended
01/20/2022Government reelected
11/29/2021Full independence
10/21/2021Mason elected president
05/24/2018BLP dominates elections
08/10/2020Lukashenko declared re-eleted
09/30/2020Governing coalition formed
03/17/2020Temporary government installe
10/27/2019Wilmes named prime minister
12/19/2018Michel resigns
01/13/2023Ruling coalition reelected
04/14/2021Talon reelected
10/19/2018Newly created party wins government
11/10/2019Morales resigns
01/25/2023Kristo government approved
01/25/2023Kristo government approved
01/23/2023Kristo government approved
01/23/2023Kristo government approved
10/07/2018Serbian ally wins Bosnian Serb presidency
10/25/2019Ruling party re-elected
04/01/2019Masisi appointed president
10/30/2022Da Silva wins presidency
10/28/2018Bolsonaro elected president
09/30/2016Rousseff impeached; Michel Temer assumes presidency
09/14/2016Prosecutors file corruption charges against Lula da Silva
04/18/2016The House of Representatives impeaches Dilma Rousseff
09/07/2014Effects of corruption scandal Operation Car Wash widespread in the government
08/18/2011Corruption accusations affecting Rousseff’s administration
10/31/2010Dilma Rousseff elected president
10/30/2006Lula da Silva wins second term as president
06/04/2005Corruption scandal known as Operation Car Wash impacting government
10/27/2002Lula da Silva elected president
11/13/1998IMF agrees to $41.3 billion bailout for Brazil
09/03/1994Fernando Cardoso elected president
04/02/2023Government reelected
06/22/2022Government falls
12/14/2021New government confirmed
11/19/2021We Continue the Change wins plurality
07/12/2021New governing party claims victory
09/30/2022Another coup replaces government
01/24/2022Kaboré deposed
12/11/2021New prime minister appointed
12/08/2021Government falls
12/08/2021Government falls
11/30/2015Kaboré elected president
05/25/2020Ndayishimiye elected president
08/20/2000Peace accord signed

C
08/22/2023Hun Sen transfers power to son
10/22/2018Biya elected to a seventh term
09/20/2021Ruling party retains government
10/22/2019Liberals retain government
09/11/2019Elections called
04/19/2021Ruling party retains power
01/04/2021Touadéra re-elected
12/27/2020General election
03/01/2016Touadéra elected president
05/09/2024Déby declared president
05/03/2021New government named
04/20/2021Deby is killed
12/19/2021Boric elected president
11/15/2019Referendum scheduled
12/17/2017Sebastián Piñera elected president
03/22/2018US-China trade war
10/24/2017President Xi elevated
06/17/2018Duque elected president
01/16/2024Assoumani reelected
01/23/2020Ruling government re-elected
05/05/2016Assoumani affirmed president
07/06/2018Cook Islands Party to form government
06/14/2018Democratic Party wins parliament
04/03/2022Chaves elected president
07/05/2020Ruling party wins legilsative elections
01/04/2020Milanovic elected president
11/08/2021Governing coalition formed
10/09/2021Opposition wins parliamentary majority
06/27/2018Babis forms new goverment
01/16/2018Government falls

D
01/28/2021Prime minister removed
01/09/2019Tshisekedi declared president amid controversy
11/02/2022Government retains majority
11/26/2016New governing coalition
12/06/2019Governing party retains majority
07/07/2020Opposition wins presidency

E
04/21/2022Ramos-Horta elected president
05/17/2023Parliament dissolved
04/12/2021Lasso elected president
01/10/2026Sisi retains power
01/05/2021Qatar blockade ended
01/04/2024Bukele reelected
02/28/2021Bukele retains power
02/04/2019Bukele elected president
11/26/2022Obiang reelected.
08/31/2021Karis elected president
01/25/2021New government formed
01/13/2021Government falls
04/17/2019New government formed
03/25/2022Ceasefire declared
11/04/2020Government invades Tigray
09/12/1974Selassie government overthrown
11/02/1930Selassie becomes emperor
02/24/2022Russia invades Ukraine
12/24/2020Agreement on UK exit from EU
01/29/2020EU approves Brexit
01/23/2020UK exit confirmed
10/17/2019EU and UK agree on Brexit
12/19/2018EU accepts Italian budget
06/29/2018EU summit on migration

F
12/20/2022New ruling coalition
02/11/2024Stubb elected president
04/02/2023Opposition wins election
05/11/2022Government to apply to NATO
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
06/19/2022Government reelected
04/24/2022Macron reelected

G
09/04/2023Coup leader assumes presidency
08/30/2023Military Coup
08/30/2023Bongo re-elected
10/26/2024Georgian Dream retains power
02/22/2021Garibashvili elected prime minister
02/18/2021Prime minister resigns
11/21/2020Georgian Dream claims victory in parliament
09/08/2019Gakharia elected prime minister
09/02/2019Prime minister resigns
11/28/2018Zurabishvili elected president
06/13/2018Government falls
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
02/23/2025Conservatives lead voting
09/26/2021Ruling coalition unseated
12/10/2020Akufo-Addo is re-elected
07/07/2019New Democracy wins parliament
06/22/2022NDC wins election
01/14/2024Arevalo inaugurated
08/11/2019Giammattei elected president
02/28/2024New prime minister
09/05/2021Coup deposes Condé
10/24/2020Condé reelected
03/28/2020Constitutional referendum approved
02/05/2020Embalo wins presidency
01/01/2020Embalo elected president
08/02/2020Irfaan Ali becomes president
12/05/2021Barrow reelected

H
07/20/2021Ariel Henry becomes interim prime minister
07/07/2021Moïse assassinated
10/18/2018Protests over corruption
11/29/2016Moïse elected
02/07/2016Martelly resigns
11/30/2021Ruling party ousted
04/28/2019Proposed extradition law sparks protests
08/31/2014China limits democracy in Hong Kong
04/03/2022Fidesz retains government
12/06/2020Orban resigns after parliamentary election

I
02/25/2021India-Pakistan ceasefire
05/23/2019BJP retains power
02/15/2024Subianto elected president
05/21/2019Widodo re-elected
06/18/2026Memorandum of Understanding agreement
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
07/06/2024Pezeshkian elected president
10/07/2023Hamas attacks Israel
06/18/2021Ebrahim Raisi elected president
01/02/2020US kills high-ranking Iranian
05/08/2019Iran ends some aspects of nuclear agreement
04/08/2019US adds sanctions on Iran
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
10/13/2022New heads of state
01/02/2020US kills high-ranking Iranian
10/02/2018Abdul Mahdi named prime minister
12/08/2017Iraq declares victory over the Islamic State
01/23/2025Martin elected Taoiseach
04/09/2024Harris becomes Taoiseach
06/27/2020Martin becomes taoiseach
07/06/2026Gaza government dissolved
06/18/2026Memorandum of Understanding agreement
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
10/09/2025Ceasefire announced
06/23/202512-day war ends
06/22/2025US bombs Iran nuclear sites
06/13/202512-day war begins
01/15/2025Israel and Hamas agree on ceasefire
11/27/2024Ceasefire in Lebanon-Israel conflict
12/22/2022Netanyahu forms new government
11/03/2022Netanyahu coalition wins election
06/20/2022New elections called
06/13/2021New coalition government takes office
12/22/2020New elections called
04/20/2020Agreement on unity government
03/26/2020Gantz elected parliament speaker
09/17/2019Election produces no majority party
10/22/2022Meloni elected prime minister
07/21/2022Draghi resigns again
07/14/2022Draghi resigns
02/12/2021Draghi becomes prime minister
01/26/2021Conte resigns
01/19/2021Conte survives no-confidence vote
12/19/2018EU accepts Italian budget
06/01/2018Five Star/League government accepted
03/05/2018Populist parties lead election results
10/31/2020Ouattara re-elected
07/04/2018Government dissolved

J
09/10/2020Ruling party retains power
09/10/2020Ruling party retains power
11/11/2024New government formed
10/31/2021Ruling coalition retains majority
09/29/2021Kishida to be prime minister
08/25/2020Abe resigns for health reasons
07/21/2019Abe reelected with reduced majority
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran

K
11/21/2022Tokayev reelected
01/10/2021Ruling Party retains power
06/10/2019Tokayev is elected president
03/19/2019Nazarbeyev resigns
02/21/2019Nazarbeyev fires government
08/15/2022Ruto wins disputed election
06/23/2020Maamau re-elected
11/05/2020Thaci resigns
06/03/2020Avdullah Hoti becomes prime minister
03/26/2020Government falls
02/03/2020Albin Kurti elected prime minister
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
11/08/2021Government resigns
01/05/2021Qatar blockade ended
01/10/2021Jasparov is elected president
10/15/2020Jeenbekov resigns
10/06/2020Election annulled

L
06/18/2026Memorandum of Understanding agreement
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
11/27/2024Ceasefire in Lebanon-Israel conflict
07/26/2021Prime minister appointed
10/22/2020Hariri again prime minister
04/28/2020Protests intensify
01/21/2020Diab becomes prime minister
10/29/2019Hariri resigns
10/17/2019Protests begin
11/04/2017PM Saad Hariri resigns
05/19/2020Thabane resigns
05/11/2020Government collapses
01/16/2020Thabane agrees to resign
11/17/2023Bokai elected president
12/28/2017George Weah is elected president
02/06/2021Interim prime minister chosen
10/23/2020Ceasefire agreement
12/17/2015Unity government agreement
11/22/2020Skvernelis again prime minister

M
11/27/2023Rajoelina reelected
01/09/2019Rajoelina victory affirmed
06/23/2020Chakwera elected president
02/03/2020Election nullified
05/27/2019Mutharika is re-elected
11/24/2022Anwar named prime minister
08/20/2021Ismail named prime minister
03/01/2020Muhyiddin elected prime minister
02/24/2020Matathir resigns
04/07/2019Nasheed’s party regains control
09/23/2018Solih elected president
02/05/2018State of emergency imposed
02/02/2018Threat of impeachment
11/21/2024New prime minister
05/27/2021Coup leader assumes presidency
05/24/2021Military ousts transitional government
09/22/2020Interim president appointed
08/18/2020Keita deposed in army coup
04/23/2019Cisse appointed prime minster
08/15/2018Keïta re-elected
03/27/2022Labou reelected
01/05/2020Kabua elected president
06/03/2024Sheinbaum elected president
07/01/2018Lopez Obrador elected president
07/14/2021PAS wins elections
12/23/2020Prime minister resigns
06/14/2019Plahotniuc resigns
01/02/2018President Dodon suspended again
10/17/2017President again suspeded
10/17/2017President suspended
11/13/2016Dodon elected president
04/23/2015Bank fraud revelation
02/25/2023Ruling Party Wins in Landslide
02/25/2023Ruling Party Wins in Landslide
02/24/2022Government falls
12/03/2020Opposition forms new government
08/31/2020Opposition wins government
09/22/2021Governing coalition formed
09/09/2021Governing party voted out
10/28/2019Nyusi re-elected
08/01/2021General assumes prime ministership
02/01/2021Military resumes control
11/09/2020Suu Kyi’s party claims election win
10/10/2016Outburst of violence between government and Rohingya Muslim minority

N
12/03/2019Geingob re-elected
02/24/2022Russia invades Ukraine
09/28/2022New president elected
08/27/2019Aingimea elected president
12/25/2022Prachanda again prime minister
07/12/2021Court declares new prime minister
05/25/2021Parliament dissolved
12/20/2020Elections called
12/15/2017Left Alliance gains majority
05/28/2024Prime minister named
11/22/2023Far-right party wins plurality
12/16/2021Rutte returns in new government
03/18/2021Rutte government re-elected
01/15/2021Rutte government falls
10/10/2017Rutte to form government
03/15/2017Parliamentary election
01/25/2023Hipkins appointed prime minister
01/18/2023Ardern to resign
10/17/2020Ardern reelected
10/17/2020Ardern reelected
11/07/2021Ortega reelected
04/18/2018Widespread protests against government
11/06/2016Ortega re-elected
02/23/2021Bazoum elected president
05/08/2017Osinbajo named acting president
05/17/2016First Chibok girl is found.
03/31/2015Muhammadu Buhari is elected president
10/20/2014Nigeria declared free of Ebola.
04/14/2014Chibok girls kidnapped.
04/13/2011Jonathan elected president
10/18/2010Rise of Boko Haram in Nigeria
05/05/2010President Yar’Adua dies
01/12/2010Pres. Yar’Adua undergoing treatment
02/25/2006Rise of Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
04/22/2003Obasanjo reelected president
06/08/1998Abacha dies; Gen. Abubakar named president
12/17/1993Abacha takes power
02/02/1993Shonekan appointed head of state
08/27/1985Gen. Babangida takes power
12/31/1983Major Gen. Buhari takes power
02/13/1976Obasanjo takes power
05/30/1967Biafra created
01/15/1966Regional tensions generate a coup
10/01/1960Independence
06/12/2018US-North Korea summit
04/27/2018Panmunjon Declaration
03/08/2018US-North Korea summit announced
07/02/2017ICBM test
02/13/2017Kim Jong-nam assassinated
05/06/2016Seventh Workers’ Party congress
03/02/2016UN increases sanctions
01/05/2016Reported hydrogen bomb test
12/17/2014Sony cyberattack
12/12/2013Jang Song-thaek executed
03/11/2013North Korea ends ceasefire with South Korea
12/18/2011Kim Jong-il dies
12/01/2009Economic crisis
12/11/2008End of nuclear weapons talks
07/09/2005Nuclear weapons talks
07/08/1994Kim Il-sung dies
10/31/2021Prime minister resigns
01/03/2020Zaev resigns
10/18/2019New elections called
05/05/2019Pendarovski wins presidency
01/25/2019New name is approved
05/13/2022Government shut down
01/11/2020Government restored
09/13/2021Labour Party wins parliament
01/17/2019Solberg forms majority government

O
01/05/2021Qatar blockade ended

P
03/03/2024Sharif reelected prime minister
02/14/2024Sharif PM in coalition government
02/25/2021Pakistan-India ceasefire
07/06/2026Gaza government dissolved
10/09/2025Ceasefire announced
01/15/2025Israel and Hamas agree on ceasefire
05/06/2019Cortizo wins presidency
05/04/2014Varela wins presidency
05/03/2009Martinelli wins presidency
08/09/2022Marape reelected
12/10/2019Bougainville votes for independence
05/29/2019O'Neill resigns
06/18/2018State of emergency imposed
05/01/2023Peña reelected
04/23/2018Benitez elected president
12/07/2022Castillo removed. Boluarte becomes president
07/19/2021Castillo declared president
11/17/2020Sagasti named president
11/15/2020Merino resigns
11/10/2020Merino elected president
11/09/2020Vizcarra ousted
01/26/2020New congress elected
09/30/2019Turmoil in government with competing presidents
03/21/2018Kuczynski resigns
12/21/2017Kucyznski avoids impeachment
05/10/2022Marcos elected president
12/14/2023Tusk becomes prime minister
11/27/2023Morawiecki becomes prime minister
10/15/2023Opposition wins election
07/13/2020Duda re-elected
03/21/2024Democratic Alliance forms government
11/07/2023Costa resigns
01/30/2022New government elected
11/05/2021New election called
01/26/2021Rebelo de Sousa re-elected
07/25/2019Rosselló resigns

Q
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
02/14/2018Coup attempt fails
06/05/2017Blockade of Qatar
07/08/1997Liberalization
06/27/19951995 coup
09/03/1971Independence

R
11/25/2021New government approved
10/05/2021Government falls
12/18/2020Ruling coalition forms government
12/06/2020Orban resigns after parliamentary election
02/05/2020Government falls
11/04/2019Orban voted prime minister
10/10/2019Government falls
06/21/2018Dragnea convicted of fraud
01/17/2018Dancila becomes prime minister
02/24/2022Russia invades Ukraine
07/02/2020Constitutional referendum approved
01/15/2020Government resigns
07/16/2018Russia-US summit
07/16/2018Russia-US summit
08/28/2019Agreement with Uganda

S
05/24/2021Fiame becomes prime minister in disputed ceremony
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
10/07/2023Hamas attacks Israel
04/07/2022Hadi transfers powers
01/05/2021Qatar blockade ended
10/09/2018Disappearance of journalist leads to international attention
11/04/2017Anti-corruption crackdown
03/24/2024Faye elected president
08/12/2022Sall coalition reelected
03/01/2019Sall re-elected
12/17/2023Government reelected
04/03/2022Vucic reelected
06/21/2020Ruling party gains in parliament
10/25/2020Opposition wins government
06/24/2023Bio reelected
03/07/2022Bio elected president
07/11/2020Ruling party re-elected
03/21/2020Matovič becomes prime minister
11/13/2022Pirc Musar elected president
04/24/2022Government ousted
03/13/2020Jansa leads new government
01/27/2020Snap elections called
01/27/2020Government falls
08/17/2018Marjan Sarec elected prime minister
05/01/2024Legislature elects Manele prime minister.
11/18/2024Opposition wins presidency
05/15/2022President elected
11/21/2017Bihi elected president of Somaliland
06/14/2024New government formed
05/13/2019ANC retains majority in parliament
04/10/2024Opposition wins legislature
03/09/2022Yoon Suk-yeal elected president
04/16/2020Moon wins re-election in a landslide
04/27/2018Panmunjon Declaration
06/27/2018Peace agreement signed
10/24/2023New government formed
01/07/2020Sanchez re-elected prime minister
04/28/2019Socialists win plurality
06/01/2018Socialists eject Rajoy and take control of government
07/20/2022Wickremesinghe named interim president
07/09/2022Rajapaksa resigns
05/12/2022Wickremesinghe appointed PM
05/09/2022Prime minister resigns
03/28/2022Government facing economic collapse
11/17/2019Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected president
12/16/2018Widkremesinghe returns to office
11/09/2018Parliament dissolved
10/26/2018Sirisena fires Prime Minister Rajapaska
01/02/2022Prime minister resigns
10/25/2021Military coup
07/07/2019Transitional government agreement
04/11/2019Military takes control
12/19/2018Anti-government protests begin
11/29/2019Bouterse sentenced
07/14/2015Bouterse reelected
10/17/2022Kristersson elected prime minister
09/14/2022Conservatives win government
05/15/2022Government to apply to NATO
07/07/2021Löfven reelected
06/28/2021Löfven resigns
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
12/08/2024Government falls
12/08/2024Government falls
10/07/2023Hamas attacks Israel
01/03/2020US kills high-ranking Iranian
12/18/2018US announces withdrawal of troops from Syria
09/04/2018Assault on Idlib
09/26/2016Government attempt to retake Aleppo.
09/09/2016Ceasefire
08/24/2016Turkish troops enter Syria.
08/23/2016Kurdish truce with Syria.
09/30/2015Russia enters war.
09/10/2014US bombing Islamic State in Syria
01/24/2014Geneva peace conference 2014
09/25/2013Islamic State increasing in Syria
08/20/2013Government accused of using chemical weapons
03/18/2011Beginning of unrest in Syria that leads to civil war
05/21/2008Negotiations with Israel about Golan Heights
05/29/2007Bashar al-Assad re-elected
10/28/2005Preliminary UN report on Syrian responsibility for murder of Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri
03/06/2005Syrian intelligence officers begin to leave Lebanon
06/09/2000Hafez al-Assad dies
11/12/1970Hafez al-Assad takes power

T
01/11/2020Tsai re-elected
10/12/2020Rahmon reelected
02/28/2020Afghan peace agreement
03/17/2021Magafuli dies
10/31/2020Magafuli re-elected
08/16/2024P. Shinawatra elected prime minister
06/05/2019Chan-Ocha elected prime minister
02/22/2020Gnassingbé re-elected
09/12/2019ʻAkilisi Pōhiva dies
06/04/1970Independence
08/11/2020Ruling party retains power
09/29/2021Saied names prime minister
08/24/2021Parliament suspended
07/25/2021Saied dismisses government
10/13/2019Saied elected president
07/25/2019Essebsi dies
10/07/2023Hamas attacks Israel
05/28/2023Erdogan reelected
10/09/2019Turkey invades Syria
06/24/2018Erdogan re-elected
03/15/2022Serdar Berdymukhamedov elected president
02/26/2024New prime minister

U
01/18/2021Museveni re-elected
08/28/2019Agreement with Rwanda
02/24/2022Russia invades Ukraine
03/04/2020Shmygal elected prime minister
08/29/2019Honcharuk elected prime minister
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
05/14/2022New president named
05/13/2022President dies
04/07/2022Hadi transfers power
01/05/2021Qatar blockade ended
01/05/2021Qatar blockade ended
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
07/04/2024Labour Party wins majority
01/18/2023Ruling party re-elected
10/24/2022Sunak chosen prime minister
10/20/2022Truss resigns
07/06/2022Johnson resigns
12/24/2020Agreement on UK exit from EU
01/29/2020EU approves Brexit
01/22/2020EU exit passes parliament
12/12/2019Conservatives gain majority
10/29/2019New election called
10/17/2019EU and UK agree on Brexit
05/25/2019May resigns
03/12/2018Skripal poisoning creates international crisis
02/15/2018Notpetya cyberattack
07/06/2026Gaza government dissolved
06/18/2026Memorandum of Understanding agreement
02/28/2026US and Israel attack Iran
02/24/2022Russia invades Ukraine
12/06/2021Nehemmer elected chancellor
02/13/2021Trump acquitted again
01/13/2021Trump is impeached again
01/06/2021Presidential certification disrupted by Trump supporters
11/07/2020Biden wins disputed election
05/31/2020Protests and rioting across US
02/28/2020Afghan peace agreement
02/05/2020Trump acquitted
01/16/2020Trump impeached
01/02/2020US kills high-ranking Iranian
09/24/2019Impeachment inquiry instituted
12/21/2018Partial government shutdown
12/18/2018US announces withdrawal of troops from Syria
07/16/2018Russia-US summit
02/15/2018Notpetya cyberattack

V
11/04/2022Kalsaku elected prime minister
04/20/2020Loughman elected prime minister
07/28/2024Maduro reelected
11/21/2021Ruling party reelected
12/07/2020Ruling oalition wins legislature
01/05/2020Chaos in National Assembly election
08/18/2017Constitutional assembly assumes the powers of the legislature.
12/06/2015Opposition wins legislature
07/19/2024General Secretary dies
05/22/2024Tô Lâm elected president
02/01/2021Trong re-elected CP leader

W

Y
04/07/2022Hadi transfers powers
12/04/2017Saleh killed
07/17/2015Hadi government regains Aden
03/26/2015Saudi Arabia increases participation in war
02/06/2015Houthis take control
08/25/2014Houthi rebellion
02/10/2014Federal statehood
02/20/2012Hadi elected president
11/23/2011Saleh gives up power
06/04/2011Saleh leaves for medical treatment
01/24/2011Protests against government
11/05/2009Saudi Arabia joins fight
05/04/2009Separatist fighting
10/12/2000USS Cole attack
08/1993Civil war
05/22/1990North and South Yemen merge
06/17/1978Saleh elected president
11/30/1967South Yemen established
09/27/1962North Yemen established

Z
08/16/2021Hichilema wins presidency

YEMEN

09/26/2026
Houthis continued to attack Riyadh and other cities.
09/24/2026
Houthis launch large-scale attack on Jizan in southern Saudi Arabia.
09/24/2026
France will deploy troops and air defenses to protect oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.
09/23/2026
Israel and UAE have begun building military bases in Eritrea to counter Houthi threat across the Red Sea.
09/23/2026
Israel and UAE have begun building military bases in Eritrea to counter Houthi threat across the Red Sea.
09/20/2026
Trump calls off attacks on Houthis by US forces after deciding to go ahead with it, despite request from Saudi Mohammed bin Salman.
09/20/2026
Trump says that the US is in constant communication with the Houthis and that they have agreed not to fight the US. Recent reports said that the Houthis had agreed not to attack US ships in the Red Sea.
09/20/2026
Houthis warn Turkïye and Pakistan that it will attack it they support Saudi Arabia.
09/20/2026
Iran government plane said to have landed in Qatar, possibly to discuss Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
09/19/2026
Trump cuts time at Camp David early and returns to the White House. Netanyahu cancels trips in the US and returns to Israel. US issues warnings to embassies in the region, though there are no specifics as to whether the trouble relates to Iran or to Saudi Arabia.
09/19/2026
Houthis attack sites in Riyadh and the Saudi Aramco company in the city of Yanbu.
09/19/2026
Turkey says it has prepared a peace proposal for Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. It also says it is prepared to help meet Saudi military needs against the Houthis.
09/18/2026
Italy to send warships to Bab al-Mandab to safeguard Italian vessels.
09/18/2026
Syria says it will not send troops to support Saudi Arabia.
09/18/2026
A Lebanese newspaper associated with Hezbollah reports that through Oman, Saudi Arabia has asked the Houthis for a ceasefire to discuss the Houthis humanitarian issues and reach a comprehensive agreement.
09/18/2026
Reports of Afghan government urging Houthis to intensify attacks on Saudi Arabia so that Pakistan will be drawn into the war due to the Mecca defense agreement.
09/18/2026
Saudi Arabia said to be running out of missile interception systems and to have requested air defense support from France, the UK, Pakistan, and Egypt. The US has not offered any.
09/17/2026
Pakistan says that it has provided some military support to Saudi Arabia to fight Houthis.
09/15/2026
Houthis claim they have shot down a Saudi F-15.
09/15/2026
Israel providing intelligence support to the Saudis to combat the Houthis. The talks were mediated by the US military.
09/15/2026
Iran officials reported to have flown to Saudi Arabia for discussions about the situation in Yemen.
09/14/2026
Somaliland asks Israel to deploy a maritime force to the Red Sea to deter the Houthi threat to the region. Israel has not responded.
09/14/2026
Houthi launch large-scale missile and drone attack on King Khalid Air Base in Southwestern Saudi Arabia.
09/13/2026
Houthis have also attacked cities in Saudi Arabia. The repeated attacks against Saudi energy, civil, and defense facilities, combined with the maritime blockage by Iran and its Yemeni partner the Houthis raise the question of whether the Mecca Defense Agreement will be invoked.
09/13/2026
Saudi jets strike Houthi positions near the Red Sea. There are about 300 strikes in total. There is intense fighting between Houthis and military units allied with the Saudi-supported Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in the area of the strait.
09/13/2026
Houthis preparing an attack on the central city of Marib, an oil- and gas-producing hub and a transportation hub.
09/13/2026
US officials said to have met with Houthi delegation in Oman. The US is reported to have pledged not to support Saudi air attacks and the Houthis said they would only attack shipping related to Saudi Arabia in the Bab al-Mandab.
09/11/2026
Houthis bomb east-west pipeline in Saudi Arabia, cutting off one of the few Saudi Arabia has to transport its oil.
09/11/2026
Saudis launch airstrikes on Mokha.
09/11/2026
Houthis capture Mayun Island and Perim Island, which afford key vantage points on shipping in the strait. They now can effectively control all shipping going through the Strait of Bab al-Mandab.
09/09/2026
Houthis bombard Yemen port of Mokha in the southwest on the strait of Bab al-Mandab. In intensive fighting, Houthis gain control of the west coast of Yemen north of the strait. They also capture Zuqar Island.
09/08/2026
Houthis attack Khalid Air Base and Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabi with missiles and drones.
09/08/2026
Houthis attack Saudi Aramco plant for the second time in two days.
09/08/2026
China said to have asked Iran to help restrain Houthi attacks following an appeal by Saudi Arabia.
09/02/2026
Houthis attack in western Yemen held off by government forces.
08/17/2026
Saudi Arabia and Sudan establish the Saudi-Sudanese Coordination Council, reinforcing the Saudi position that a unified and secure Sudan is important to Saudi National Security.
08/11/2026
Houthis strike cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing three. They say they hit a ship carrying Saudi armaments.
08/09/2026
Houthis claim attack on Saudi Aramco refinery and on Yemen Red Sea port city of Mokha that had been equipped by the government to handle shipping that avoided Houthi held port of Hodeida. Hamas has said handing over its heavy weapons was contingent on Israel ending "all forms of aggression" and withdrawing its forces from Gaza.
08/08/2026
Iran Supreme National Security Council demands six conditions before the Strait can be opened: • Ending US threats against Iran and what Zolghadr described as insults to Iran’s national and religious values • Permanently halting attacks on Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq • Lifting the US naval blockade on Iran and withdrawing US naval and air forces from around the country • Paying compensation for damage caused by what he called two “imposed wars” • Lifting of global sanctions • Unconditionally releasing frozen Iranian assets
08/06/2026
Yemen Houthis attack Dubai industrial area with drones.
08/05/2026
Saudi Arabia attacks the Sana’a airport in Yemen.
07/30/2026
Saudi Arabia publishes plans for a multinational maritime defense coalition aimed at protecting international shipping and energy supply routes in ‌the Red Sea region after attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis disrupted one of the world's busiest trade corridors. Some of the 43 countries that attended a meeting on the plan have approved it, but not the UAE and Oman at this time. Oman has acted as the primary broker between the Houthis and the international community and is attempting to negotiate a compromise mechanism for commercial transits through the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has backed separatist factions in south Yemen and, in contrast to Saudi Arabia, advocates confronting rather than compromising with both Iran and the Houthis. UAE-backed factions challenged the authority of the Saudi-backed Yemen government in a series of major clashes in the oil-rich Hadramout region in 12/25.
07/25/2026
Houthis attack Saudi oil facilities in response to Saudi attacks on the Red Sea city of Hodeida.
07/23/2026
Houthis fire on two tankers in the Red Sea.
07/20/2026
Houthis say they are imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia.
07/17/2026
Pakistan expresses concern about the attack on Saudi Arabia, fearing it could be drawn into the Middle East war. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have a mutual defense agreement.
07/16/2026
Iran asks Yemen Houthis to prepare to close the Bab al-Mandab strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, which would further restrict shipping in the Middle East. While the Houthis have missiles and drones to attack ships, Iranian Revolutionary Guards leaders already in Yemen will decide when to try to close the strait.
07/13/2026
Houthis attack Saudi Asha International Airport in response to attack on Sanaa, which they blame on Saudi Arabia, though Yemen's internationally recognized government claims responsibility.
07/13/2026
Sana’a airport in Yemen is hit by missiles when an Iranian plane attempts to land there carrying a Houthi delegation from Iran. The official government closes all airports.
05/14/2026
Internationally recognized government and the Houthi-backed Supreme Political Council agree on a 1600-person prisoner swap.
04/11/2026
The Yemeni Army and the Ansarallah Houthis engage in intense battle.
03/28/2026
Houthi missile aimed at Israel is intercepted, marking the Houthis entrance to the war.
02/28/2026
Houthis announce the resumption of attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel in support of Iran.
01/10/2026
Demonstrations in support of the STC in Aden.
01/09/2026
STC in Yemen says it will disband due to internal disagreements.
01/08/2026
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen said the STC leader Aidarous ‌al-Zubaidi had fled to the UAE via Somaliland after skipping the talks in Riyadh, accusing the UAE of smuggling him out of the country. The group in Riyadh scoffs at this announcement.
01/07/2026
STC says it has lost contact with a delegation in Riyadh for negotiations.
01/04/2026
Traditional government forces, supported by Saudi Arabia, recapture oil-rich region recently conquered by the STC.
01/02/2026
UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) announces a constitution for an independent nation and demands other factions in the war-torn country agree to it. It also suggests an independence referendum for the proposed state of South Arabia within two years. It is not clear whether this is practicable.
01/02/2026
UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) announces a constitution for an independent nation and demands other factions in the war-torn country agree to it. It also suggests an independence referendum for the proposed state of South Arabia within two years. It is not clear whether this is practicable.
12/30/2025
UAE pulls all its troops out of Yemen after Saudi Arabia demands it and hours after a Saudi airstrike on a Yemen port said to hold UAE-linked weapons shipment.
12/22/2025
Yemen’s internationally recognized government and Iran/UAE-backed Houthi rebels agree to free 2,900 detainees in the largest swap during the 11-year civil war.
12/05/2025
The Southern Transitional Council seizes swathes of territory from the government, including a key border crossing point near Oman.
09/25/2025
Israel continues bombing Houthi sites in Yemen.
08/28/2025
Yemen Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi is killed by an Israeli airstrike.
06/05/2025
US imposes full restrictions on entry into the United States from nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Partial restrictions on entry are imposed on nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
05/27/2025
Israel bombs Yemen airport.
05/06/2025
Israel strikes Houthi sites in Yemen after a Houthi attack on Tel Aviv airport.
05/06/2025
US President Trump announces that the Houthis have agreed to stop targeting US shipping in the Red Sea and that the US will stop bombing in Yemen. The Houthis say the agreement does not preclude attacks on Israel or Israeli shipping. There have been no attacks in the Red Sea since 1/25. Israel is embarrassed by being excluded from the agreement.
04/20/2025
US bombs Yemen capital.
04/04/2025
US continues bombing of Houthi sites in Yemen, although there are reports that the strikes have not destroyed the Houthis ability to strike. Officially, the US says that shipping lanes in the Red Sea have been reopened.
03/30/2025
US continues bombing of Yemeni military sites.
03/15/2025
US launches large-scale strikes against the Houthis, who earlier said they would resume attacks on ships in the Red Sea if the Israeli blockade of Gaza continues, though there have been no attacks. Trump also warns Iran not to support the Houthis.
01/23/2025
US once again designates Houthis as a terrorist organization.
01/03/2025
Despite responses from Israel, Houthi missile attacks on Israel continue on a near-daily basis.
12/31/2024
US and Israel intensify attacks on Houthi military emplacements. With the wars in Gaza and Syria pulling back, the Houthis remain the last of the Iran-backed “axis of resistance” still fighting repeatedly in the region.
12/26/2024
In response to Houthi missile targeting Tel Aviv, Israel bombs Houthi targets, including an airport where the head of the UN World Health Organization was.
10/16/2024
US bombs underground Houthi weapons storage locations in Yemen.
10/03/2024
Houthis increasingly targeting ships with little or no connection to the US or Israel, beginning to warn Greek shippers in 5/2024. Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah, another proxy that forms part of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” has warned that an “energy war” could have severe consequences globally, suggesting that Iran and its allies see the conflict as a full-scale war against the west and Israel and/or attempting to forestall an Israeli attack on the Iranian oil industry in retaliation for Iran’s attack on Israel. Tehran, meanwhile, has conveyed a message to the United States through Qatar, stating that the “phase of unilateral self-restraint has ended,” warning that any Israeli attack will be met with an “unconventional response” targeting Israeli infrastructure.
09/15/2024
Houthi missile strikes in central Israel, the deepest penetration so far. Netanyahu says the Houthis will “pay a heavy price” for the attack.
07/21/2024
Israel bombs Houthi sites in Yemen after Houthi drone attack hits Tel Aviv.
06/17/2024
Houthi rockets damage commercial ship in the Red Sea. It sinks a day later. There are near-daily rocket attacks by the Houthis.
02/06/2024
The Houthi attacks on Red Sea commercial shipping are adversely affecting China’s economy, causing China’s leaders to question the benefits of relations with Iran.
02/04/2024
US and allies strike 30 targets of Houthi installations in Yemen.
02/01/2024
Continuing exchanges of attacks between US-led forces and Houthis.
01/18/2024
US and allies continue attacks on Houthi rocket and drone installations, while the Houthis continue to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea. Combined with recent attacks by Iran on Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan, as well as the continued Israeli attacks on Gaza, there is increasing fear that the war is becoming regional.
01/15/2024
US carries out a third set of attacks on Houthi positions in Yemen.
01/13/2024
US and allies again strike Houthi targets in Yemen.
01/11/2024
US and UK bomb multiple targets in Yemen, primarily sites involving drones and missiles in retaliation for Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
12/20/2023
US announces ten-nation coalition to counter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. The Houthi attacks have been highly popular in Yemen, helping it to recruit new adherents.
12/11/2023
Cruise missile claimed to be launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen strikes Norwegian tanker in the Red Sea.
11/26/2023
US seizes Houthis who captured Israeli ship in the Red Sea.
11/19/2023
Yemen Houthis seize cargo ship in the Red Sea said to be owned by an Israeli.
11/02/2023
Houthis declare war on Israel. Yemen still has two competing “governments”, neither in full control of the country. One is the Iran-backed Government of National Salvation, based in the capital Sanaa, which controls most of the territory. The other “government” notionally resides in the southern port of Aden, but its members spend their days in Riyadh, still claiming to be sole legitimate rulers. Somewhat surprisingly, in March of this year Riyadh and Tehran responded to Chinese-Iraqi mediation efforts and re-established diplomatic relations after seven years. It is likely that both states wanted to defuse tensions in Yemen, but also to use the relaxation to pursue their other strategic interests. Saudi Arabia had a big plan to normalize relations with Israel. Against this backdrop, the Hamas attack of October 7 on southern Israel was an unpleasant upset for Saudi Arabia. Within days, it reportedly told the US that it was halting plans for the proposed deal with Israel that Washington was trying to mediate.
10/31/2023
Yemen Houthis make a confirmed air strike at the Israeli port on the Red Sea.
10/01/2023
Recent attacks by Houthis jeopardize a de facto ceasefire.
03/20/2023
Prisoner swap of hundreds of families between Houthis and Yemeni government.
03/06/2023
International observers express optimism that the 2022 8-month truce can be extended as mediation efforts and direct talks widen.
10/02/2022
Houthis and Yemeni government fail to reach agreement to extend the ceasefire.
09/23/2022
Israel to supply the UAE with air defense systems for protection against Houthi attacks.
06/01/2022
Saudi Arabian coalition and Houthis agree to extend truce for two months. Negotiations making little progress.
05/06/2022
The truce seems to be generally holding.
04/28/2022
Saudi Arabia announces it will release 163 Houthi prisoners as part of a humanitarian initiative.
04/20/2022
The new governing council is sworn in in Aden, although it is not yet clear whether it will reside in Aden or in Saudi Arabia.


04/07/2022
Hadi transfers powers
President Hadi transfers his powers to the new Presidential Leadership Council and dismisses Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, an Islamist-leaning general, who is resented by the Houthis for military campaigns in their northern stronghold and by some southerners for his role in the 1994 north-south civil war. Saudi Arabia pledges $3 billion in aid for the country. The leadership council will be headed by Rashad al-Alimi, an adviser to Hadi and former interior minister with the government of late President Ali Abdullah Saleh. There are The council has seven other members, all of whom have political and military influence on the ground in Yemen, including Aydarous al-Zubaidi, head of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council — an umbrella group of heavily armed and well-financed militias supported by the UAE since 2015, and Sheikh Sultan al-Aradah, the powerful governor of energy-rich Marib province, and Tariq Saleh, who has close ties with the UAE and is a militia leader and nephew of Ali Abdullah Saleh.
03/26/2022
Houthis announce three-day ceasefire and offer to make it permanent if the Saudi coalition ceases its military activity in Yemen. This follows a wave of drone and missile attacks in Saudi Arabia and revenge attacks on Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen.
01/31/2022
Houthis threaten further missile attacks on UAE.
01/23/2022
Saudi coalition makes multiple airstrikes in Yemen in retaliation for Houthi drone attack on the UAE.
01/23/2022
Houthi missile attack, continuing the recent escalation of the war, thwarted by US and UAE.
01/16/2022
Houthi drone strikes UAE, setting oil tankers on fire and killing three. Saudi coalition retaliates.
01/10/2022
Pro-government militia, Giants Brigade, backed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, says it has taken control of the oil producing Shabwah Province.
11/11/2021
Houthis breach US embassy in Sanaa and take several hostages.
09/14/2021
Houthis, showing renewed strength, recapture Rahabah and attack Marib, the last government-controlled city.
06/29/2021
Omani negotiators working with Saudi Arabia and Yemeni Houthis on a peace agreement.
04/23/2021
Houthis advancing on Marib, a key gateway to Yemen’s oil and gas wealth. They have taken encouragement from the US’s decision to take them off the terrorist list. The UAE supports the Hadi government, but gains trade from instability because it shifts shipping from Aden to Dubai.
03/22/2021
Saudi Arabia proposes a cease-fire in Yemen that would allow for the Sanaa airport to reopen. Houthis reject the proposal, calling for a complete lifting of the blockade of the Sanaa airport and the Hodeidah port.
03/22/2021
Saudi Arabia proposes a cease-fire in Yemen that would allow for the Sanaa airport to reopen. Houthis reject the proposal, calling for a complete lifting of the blockade of the Sanaa airport and the Hodeidah port.
03/16/2021
Protestors storm presidential palace in Aden, angry over lack of services and poor living conditions, and economic decline. They were removed peacefully.
03/07/2021
Saudi coalition launches air strikes against Houthis.
03/07/2021
Saudi coalition launches air strikes against Houthis.
03/06/2021
Houthis attack Saudi oil facility.
02/04/2021
US ends support of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
07/13/2020
Houthis launch missiles and drones into Saudi Arabia during an overnight attack that hits Saudi warplanes, military installations, an airport and the Jizan oil facility.
06/23/2020
Missiles from Yemen target several Saudi cities.
06/21/2020
The STC announces it has taken control of the island of Socotra. Hadi calls it a coup and the governor of the island denounces Saudi Arabia and the UAE for “turning a blind eye” to the situation.
05/05/2020
Houthi-controlled area of Yemen confirms its first case of COVID-19 and its first death. The government area reports twenty-two cases.
04/29/2020
Saudi cabinet calls on Houthis to abide by peace agreement.
04/27/2020
Saudi coalition rejects Houthis declaration of independence and demands an end to violence and a return to the term sof the peace deal signed last year.
04/27/2020
Southern Transitional Council says it is in complete control of Aden.
04/27/2020
Governors of several south Yemen governates affirm their loyalty to the Hadi government.
04/26/2020
Southern Transitional Council declares an independent state including Aden.
04/24/2020
Saudi coalition extends unilateral cease-fire for a month. No word for Houthis said to reject any further negotiations.
04/10/2020
Yemen confirms its first case of COVID-19.
04/08/2020
Saudi coalition declares unilateral two-week cease-fire in Yemen partly, it says, in response to UN appeal for restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/01/2020
Houthis contact Saudi Arabia through intermediaries in an attempt to de-escalate recent military conflict.
03/30/2020
Saudi coalition bombs Sanaa, currently held by Houthis.
03/28/2020
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi offers to release five Saudi prisoners of war in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinian activists arrested by the Saudi government.
01/18/2020
Drone and missile attack on a mosque in a government military training camp. The death toll reaches more than 100 intensifying the difficulties of a negotiated settlement.
01/01/2020
The Southern Transitional Council pulls out of committees working to implement a November agreement that would have placed them in the national cabinet and put their forces under government control, saying th move is in response to an outbreak of violence by a rival group, the Al-Islah party.
12/09/2019
Sudan removes most of its troops from Yemen, saying there is no military solution to the conflict there.
12/04/2019
Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Yousuf Bin Alawi, presiding over indirect negotiations between Houthis and Saudi Arabia, says both sides agree it is time to end the conflict.
11/20/2019
Houthis release Saudi and South Korean ships captured recently.
11/14/2019
Saudi Arabia and Houthis conducting indirect talks on peace in Yemen.
11/05/2019
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government signs power-sharing agreement with UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC). Their militaries will be combined, a new cabinet with equal numbers of ministers from both sides will be named, and Hadi will be able to return to the country and its provisional capital, Ataq.
10/13/2019
Government says that Saudi troops have taken control of Aden from the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council.
09/28/2019
Houthis say they have captured more than 2000 Saudi coalition fighters in an attack on Saudi territory.
09/14/2019
Drone attacks by Houthis destroy major oil refineries in Saudi Arabia, cutting its oil production in half. US and SAudi Arabia blame Iran for the attacks. Iran denies this. Houthis claim responsibility but there is conflicting evidence.
09/03/2019
UN report says US, UK, and France may be complicit in possible war crimes by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
08/28/2019
Hadi government says it has regained control of Aden.
08/11/2019
Saudi forces intervene, and the STC says it will not “negotiate under duress” with their nominal ally.
08/10/2019
Forces of the Southern Separatist Movement capture Aden from the Hadi government military according to reports by the Security Belt, a militia aligned with the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council. Hadi calls it a coup, though the STC had been supporting the Hadi government. Hadi remains in Saudi Arabia. In July, the UAE had pulled all its forces out of Aden, and attacks by the Houthis on the Security Belt had created tensions with the Hadi forces.
08/08/2019
Fighting in Aden between Security Belt militia and the Hadi military.
07/07/2019
UAE pulling some troops out of Yemen.
05/21/2019
Houthis carry out a second drone attack in Saudi Arabia.
05/11/2019
Houthis withdraw from several ports as part of the UN-brokered cease-fire to end the blockade of Yemen.
04/19/2019
US Pres Trump vetoes bill that would end US funding for Yemen war.
03/13/2019
US Senate votes to end US support for the war in Yemen. The House of Representatives must now vote on the bill. Trump has vowed to veto it.
01/08/2019
Peace in Hodeida collapsing as both sides argue over specifics of turning over Houthi-occupied areas of the city.
12/17/2018
Relative calm in Hodeida.
12/13/2018
UN reports that Houthis and Saudi coalition have reached a ceasefire agreement about Hodeidah and another city, Taiz.
12/13/2018
Continuing discussions initiated by the Saudis about a regional alliance of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
12/06/2018
Yemen peace talks begin in Sweden.
12/03/2018
Some wounded Houthis to be evacuated from Yemen by the UN as a way of building confidence about peace talks, which are expected to be held in Sweden, although there is no date set yet.
12/03/2018
Some wounded Houthis to be evacuated from Yemen by the UN as a way of building confidence about peace talks, which are expected to be held in Sweden, although there is no date set yet.
11/15/2018
Saudis call halt advance on Hodeida.
11/11/2018
Saudi-led coalition making progress in the assault and Hodeida.
10/31/2018
Following US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on 10/30 and US Secretary of Defense on 10/27, UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jeremy Hunt calls for a ceasefire in the Yemen war.
09/08/2018
Houthis, concerned about security, do not attend Geneva talks on Yemen and the talks are called off.
08/28/2018
UN report suggests that all sides in the Yemen conflict may have committed war crimes.
08/05/2018
Saudi-led coalition said to have made deals with Al-Qaeda fighters to leave key cities in Yemen, which it then touted as military victories.
07/31/2018
Houthis unilaterally halt attacks in the Red Sea for two weeks to support peace efforts, saying the halt could be extended and expanded. The Houthis attacked two Saudi oil tankers, impelling Saudi Arabia to suspend shipments in the Red Sea until it is safe.
07/17/2018
Attack on Hodeidah continuing with slow progress, despite bombardment that is driving tens of thousands out of the city and worsening the humanitarian tragedy.
07/14/2018
There are reports that a prince, second son of Emir of Fujairah (one of the seven monarchies that make up the UAE, sought refuge in Qatar in 5/18 because he fears for his life in a dispute with the rulers of Abu Dhabi. The man, Sheikh Rashid bin Hamad al-Sharqi, has accused the rulers of blackmail and money laundering. He also describes tensions among the emirates about the Yemen war because Abu Dhabi did not consult with the other emirs before committing troops.
06/12/2018
Saudi-led coalition begins major attack to retake Hodeidah. If the port city is taken, most of the supplies shipped to Sanaa will be cut off, which would likely exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in rebel-held territory.
01/30/2018
Government reportedly preparing to leave Aden as separatists take over more of the city.
01/29/2018
Separatists take over some government buildings in fighting with government troops. By end of day, both groups tell their fighters to stand down.
01/28/2018
Separatists take over some government buildings in fighting with government troops. By end of day, both groups tell their fighters to stand down.
01/27/2018
Government bans public gatherings in Aden. Separatists, the Southern Transitional Council (allied with the UAE), had demanded that the government remake the cabinet by 1/28.
01/21/2018
Prime Minister Ahmed bin Daghr announces first budget since 2014.
01/07/2018
Sadeeq Ameen Abu Rass is named leader of the General People’s Congress Party.
01/03/2018
Saudi-led coalition said to have cut a main Houthi supply line in northern Yemen.
01/03/2018
There are reports that Ali Abdullah Saleh’s nephew Tareq is still alive, despite reports of his death, and is living in the UAE.
12/21/2017
Saudi Arabia says it will allow humanitarian aid to Yemen.
12/18/2017
Houthi rocket attack on Riyadh. Iran denies supplying the missile.
12/04/2017
Hadi orders government forces to retake Sana’a.
12/04/2017
Saudi-led coalition bombs Houthi positions in Sana’a.


12/04/2017
Saleh killed
Saleh is killed in an attack by Houthis.
12/03/2017
Saudi forces bomb positions in Sana’a in support of Saleh.
12/02/2017
Former president Saleh, whose camp has been fighting with the Houthis, says that he ready to negotiate with the opposing side, supported by the Saudi coalition, while fighting continues. There are reports that the UAE convinced Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman that breaking the Houthi-Saleh alliance would end the war.
11/24/2017
Saudi Arabia allows UN to resume flights to Yemen.
11/13/2017
Saudi Arabia says it will reopen Yemen ports, but objects to the characterization of their move being a blockade.
11/09/2017
Saudi blockade of Yemen creating possibility of catastrophic famine, UN says.
11/06/2017
Saudis bar Hadi, whose government is in Riyadh, from returning to Yemen, at the demand of the UAE.
11/05/2017
Saudi Arabia declares that the missile fired from Yemen is an act of war by Hezbollah and faults the government of Lebanon for failing to stop aggression by its military arm.
11/05/2017
After a missile is intercepted near Riyadh, Saudi coalition bombs areas near Sanaa heavily and blocks all its land, sea, and air ports.
07/21/2017
Yemen cholera epidemic is now the most severe in the world, and there is increasing threat of widespread famine. The war remains at a stalemate, though bombing by the Saudi coalition continues, causing civilian deaths on a regular basis.
06/17/2017
Hadi government accepts UN plan to operate peacefully one port to receive aid. Houthis skeptical.
06/05/2017
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, and Libya cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism and Iranian-backed militants. They blockade Qatar, blocking even food and medical supplies, contrary to humanitarian norms. Iran says USA orchestrated the move during a recent trip to the region by Pres. Trump.
05/17/2017
Rebels in Sana’a declare state of emergency due to cholera epidemic throughout Yemen.
03/26/2017
Houthis sentence President Hadi to death on second anniversary of air strikes against them in Yemen by Saudi-led forces.
03/15/2017
US court issues temporary restraining order halting second travel ban.
03/06/2017
US issues revised travel and immigration order that eliminates Iraq from the countries from which immigrants are barred, removes the indefinite ban on Syrian refugees, and removes language about religious minorities, but still suspends entry of refugees for 120 days. Countries whose immigrants are still banned for 90 days are Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia.
03/02/2017
US carries out dozens of drone airstrikes against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen.
02/07/2017
Following failed American special forces raid, Yemen suspends permission for US to conduct missions there.
01/30/2017
Houthi forces attack a Royal Saudi Navy frigate off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, killing at least two sailors and wounding three others.
01/29/2017
US secret raid on Al Qaeda site in Yemen fails badly, killing one US soldier and one or more civilians.
01/27/2017
US Pres. Trump issues executive order on foreign nationals holding visas or applying for visas to the US. The visa process will be reviewed; individuals from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia are temporarily barred entry for 90 days, whether they hold a valid visa or not, so that the policy can be reviewed. It announces that refugees from Syria are detrimental to the US. It suspends immigration into the US for 120 days, and caps total immigration into the US at 50,000 for the year 2017. It prioritizes immigration for those who claim to be victims of religious persecution as long as the person’s religion is a minority in their home country.
01/25/2017
Government forces surround Houthis in port city of Mokha.
12/18/2016
Islamic State proclaims responsibility for an attack on security forces on this day. A similar attack occurred elsewhere earlier this month. Jihadists are taking advantage of military stalemate between Houthis and their allies and the Yemeni government and their allies.
12/13/2016
Concerned about Yemen, the US blocks an arms sale to Saudi Arabia.
11/18/2016
Saudi-led coalition announces 48-hour cease-fire in Yemen.
11/13/2016
Continuing bombing by Saudis is showing little progress, but devastating the civilian society.
10/23/2016
Saudi air attacks resume.
10/18/2016
After appeal by US and UK, President Hadi approves ceasefire, initially for 72 hours. Houthis do not immediately respond.
10/12/2016
US warship fires on radar stations in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen after two instances of missiles being fired at the ship from areas controlled by Houthi rebels.
09/12/2016
War drags on, but government troops are deserting because they are not being paid. The Saudi money that would pay them is being delivered very slowly, Yemeni military commanders say.
08/24/2016
Fighting continues with severity unabated and Saudis continue bombing.
04/26/2016
Both sides agree to continue negotiations.
04/24/2016
Government troops retake key city, Al Mukalla, held by more than a year by Al Qaeda. Peace talks continue.
04/11/2016
Truce begins, with some breaks, but seems to be generally holding.
03/23/2016
Rebels and government agree to a truce beginning 4/11 followed by peace talks.
03/09/2016
Saudi spokesman announces a humanitarian pause in the fighting.
03/08/2016
Houthis begin talks with Saudi Arabia.
02/24/2016
EU adopts resolution calling for European countries to no longer sell arms to Saudi Arabia because of its war in Yemen.
02/24/2016
UAE pulls its troops out of Yemen due to heavy casualties and friction with local Aden fighters.
01/07/2016
Iran initially says that a Saudi coalition airstrike in Yemen hit the Iranian embassy in Sana’a, but after eyewitnesses report no damage to the embassy, the government news agency says that a missile landed near the embassy.
12/20/2015
Talks end without progress, though the UN envoy says they will resume in January.
12/15/2015
Increasing attacks by the Islamic State in Yemen. Negotiations in Geneva begin. The Saudi forces call a seven-day unilateral cease-fire.
12/07/2015
Peace talks between government and Houthis to begin in Switzerland next week. UN representative says both sides seem willing to accept a cease-fire agreement.
12/06/2015
Islamic State takes responsibility for killing the governor of Aden state. Sunni extremists, both allied with Al Qaeda and with the Islamic State, seem to be increasing in strength.
12/02/2015
Al Qaeda allies take two towns in Yemen.
11/24/2015
Increasing use of mercenaries from South America and elsewhere by Arab governments in Yemen. United Arab Emirates sending 450 mercenaries, mainly Colombians, and Saudis have sent Sudanese.
10/19/2015
Government agrees to join UN negotiations with Houthis, who have not agreed to do so.
10/08/2015
Government forces backed by Saudi Arabia continuing advances against Houthis.
09/22/2015
Hadi returns to Yemen, landing in Aden.
09/19/2015
Saudi-led coalition bombs government buildings and residences in Sana’a, a World Heritage site. Increased airstrikes in recent days may presage a ground invasion.
09/12/2015
Government pulls out of talks.
09/11/2015
Houthis seize control of four Saudi airbases.
09/10/2015
Rebels and government agree to talks brokered by UN envoy. While it does not include a formal ceasefire, the Houthis have agreed to pull out of some cities.


07/17/2015
Hadi government regains Aden
Government forces say they have driven Houthis out of Aden.
07/14/2015
The loyalist military, heavily armed by Saudi Arabia, retakes Aden International Airport from Houthi forces.
07/10/2015
Truce is broken almost immediately.
07/09/2015
Government and Houthis agree to a pause in fighting to allow delivery of humanitarian relief.
07/08/2015
Hadi announces that his government and the Houthis have agreed to a truce.
06/30/2015
With the UN preparing to name Yemen one of the worst humanitarian situations in the world (a “level 3” crisis), there is increasing pressure on the Saudis to allow commercial and aid shipping through its blockade.
05/18/2015
Saudi airstrikes resume.
05/12/2015
Truce begins, with sporadic fighting.
05/10/2015
Houthis agree to cease-fire.
05/08/2015
Saudi Arabia says it will institute cease-fire unilaterally on 5/12, and demands that Houthis follow suit. The cease-fire will end immediately if there are any Houthi attacks.
05/07/2015
Saudis propose a five-day truce in Yemen to allow for humanitarian assistance to be delivered.
04/22/2015
Saudis revise description of military campaign in Yemen, saying airstrikes will continue, but only in response to Houthi attacks.
04/21/2015
Saudi Arabia ends military mission in Yemen, saying that it has accomplished its goals. However, the Houthis are still advancing and President Hadi is not restored to power, so the halt is more likely caused by international and US pressure following the civilian deaths.
04/20/2015
US increases its naval presence offshore of Yemen as a further warning to Iran about its shipments of arms to Houthi rebels.
04/20/2015
Saudi airstrike at a military base used by the Houthis near Sana’a causes huge explosion and a score of civilian deaths.
04/16/2015
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula captures southern port city, the fifth-largest city in Yemen, as well as an airport and a military base nearby. The group is also for the first time building relationships with local tribal leaders opposed to the Houthis.
04/16/2015
UN envoy to Yemen resigns after losing support of Gulf nations.
04/15/2015
Iraq criticizes Saudi Arabia for its military offensive in Yemen.
04/06/2015
Saudi Arabia asks Pakistan to join in war against Houthis in Yemen.
04/01/2015
Houthis advance into Aden despite Saudi offensive.
03/31/2015
Steady air attacks have killed scores of civilians, but neither side seems to have gained much of an advantage, generating fears of a protracted struggle.
03/30/2015
Arab coalition blockades Yemen by sea.
03/26/2015
Egypt says it will join in military counterattack against Houthis in Yemen.


03/26/2015
Saudi Arabia increases participation in war
Sudan says it will join the Saudi-led counterattack against Houthis. The two countries are allies. Its President Bashir remains wanted by the International Criminal Court, but continues to travel to allied countries.
03/25/2015
Houthis continue to advance south, driving Hadi out of his residence. Saudis begin military campaign, with unspecified other Gulf countries, against Houthis. Hadi takes refuge in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
03/22/2015
Houthis take part of Taiz, third-largest city in Yemen, which had tried to keep apart from the fighting. It was a center of protest against Saleh, and is not far from Aden, in the southwest of Yemen.
03/20/2015
Suicide bombing attack on two Yazidi mosques in Sana’a create greater sectarian enmity, as Sunni-led Islamic State claims responsibility. Heavy fighting in Aden state.
02/26/2015
A leader of the Houthis, Abdel Malik al-Houthi, accuses Saudi Arabia of arming Houthi opponents and attempting to divide Yemen.
02/24/2015
Hadi withdraws his resignation as president.
02/22/2015
Hadi attempts to restore his government from Aden.
02/21/2015
Hadi either escapes or is released by Houthis and returns to his home, Aden, which is generally opposed to the Houthis and is strongly secessionist.
02/20/2015
Houthis and other factions agree to form a government. The House of Representatives (dissolved on 2/6) will remain, but a “people’s transitional council” will be formed to represent minorities including southerners, women, youth, and political groups.
02/12/2015
UN warns of breakdown of government in Yemen as Al Qaeda captures more territory in southern Yemen.
02/11/2015
US and several other western nations close embassies, probably in an attempt to make the leaders of the country agree to form a government.
02/10/2015
Saleh Ali al-Sammad, now the leader of the Houthi government, says he will share power with rivals and discuss relations with US and Saudi Arabia. He may or may not follow the plan announced the previous week, which called for the Houthi revolutionary committees to choose a national council that would replace Parliament, and then select a five-member presidential ruling group.


02/06/2015
Houthis take control
Houthis dissolve parliament and take control of the government.
01/22/2015
Prime Minister Bahah and his cabinet resign, followed by Hadi and his cabinet. It is not clear who is in charge of the government, though Saleh has allied himself with the Houthis.
01/21/2015
Houthis capture Hadi, but he negotiates his own release in return for greater influence in the government.
01/20/2015
Houthis seize president’s palace, having already taken national news agency. Fears of a coup increase. Houthi leader, Abdel Malik al-Houthi, speaks on television, saying that the action is a warning to Hadi to institute political changes faster.
01/19/2015
Houthis and government militia fight outside presidential palace. Army stands aside.
01/07/2015
Al Qaeda fighting back against Houthis; central government increasingly irrelevant.
11/26/2014
Houthis attack and take compound of main rival, the tribal clan Al-Ahmar (also designated the Ahmar clan). The Hadi government is looking increasingly weak.
10/13/2014
Khaled Bahah, the ambassador to the UN, is named prime minister, with the agreement of the Houthis.
10/07/2014
Houthis reject president’s choice for the new prime minister, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak.
09/21/2014
Houthis storm government buildings, media, and military bases. Loyalty of the military is split and prime minister resigns. President Hadi agrees to a ceasefire with the rebels and the formation of a “technocratic national government.” Rebels appear to have more power than the government at this point. Some believe the Houthis are being directed by Iran.
09/13/2014
Though negotiators are near a deal, protests in the streets turn violent, threatening to disrupt the agreement.
09/02/2014
Hadi dismisses his government and calls for a national unity government and the return of fuel subsidies. Houthis said to reject this, still demanding an entirely new government and full subsidies.


08/25/2014
Houthi rebellion
Shiite protestors, from the Houthi group, demand a new government and new economic policies, greater representation in the group rewriting the constitution, and other measures to increase their influence. The Houthis were a major force in deposing Saleh and fighting Islamist militants. They are Shiites of the Zaydi sect.


02/10/2014
Federal statehood
Yemen formally becomes a federal state, splitting the country into six regions, which will give the south more autonomy. Some southerners still insist on a separate state. The federal system will be part of the new constitution, which will be ratified by a national referendum.
12/05/2013
Major assault on the defense ministry headquarters, probably by Al Qaeda-related group.
04/10/2013
Hadi to purge remaining allies of Saleh from the military hierarchy, including Saleh’s son and two nephews.
02/18/2013
Unclear how the transition is progressing, although it is relatively stable. Hadi rarely speaks in public and has failed to offer new policies. The independence movement in the south is still strong, sectarian tensions are rising in the north and the economy remains in a shambles.
12/19/2012
Hadi orders a sweeping restructuring of the military in an attempt to bring it under control of the government. The decrees replace a nephew of Saleh’s who was head of the central security forces and the counterterrorism unit and breaks up the units led by Saleh’s son, the Republican Guard and the Special Forces.
04/24/2012
The head of the Air Force, Saleh's half-brother, agrees to give up his position.
04/21/2012
Interim government stumbling badly as insurgents intensify campaign and some of Saleh’s appointments in the government refused to leave their offices.
03/04/2012
Islamic militants bombard an army encampment near Zinjibar. Calling themselves Ansar al-Sharia, the militants have taken control of large areas in eastern Yemen.


02/20/2012
Hadi elected president
Hadi is elected president. He will lead a transitional government for two years until a full presidential election can be held.
01/22/2012
Saleh leaves for medical treatment in New York.
01/21/2012
Saleh and family receive immunity from prosecution from Parliament.
12/02/2011
Opposition says it has reached an agreement with Saleh’s party about the composition of the unity government that will lead the country until the presidential election.
11/26/2011
Vice president Hadi names Basindwa to lead interim government and elections to be held on 02/21/12.
11/25/2011
Opposition parties name Mohammed Basindwa to be interim Prime Minister.


11/23/2011
Saleh gives up power
Saleh signs agreement to step down. It calls for him to hand over power to his deputy within 30 days, after a new government passes a law protecting Saleh and his associates from prosecution. Presidential elections to be held within 90 days.
10/30/2011
Airport shelled for by opposition forces.
10/17/2011
Protests increase and become increasingly violent as Saleh hints that he will not leave office.
09/25/2011
Saleh offers no new concessions, but says his deputy remains authorized to sign a transfer of power agreement. Sana’a returns to calm.
09/23/2011
Saleh returned to Yemen, to the surprise of most, and appeals for discussions about a cease-fire.
09/19/2011
Resurgence of violence as many troops defect and battle loyalists.
09/12/2011
Saleh, still in Saudi Arabia for treatment, issues proclamation that Hadi is empowered to discuss transfer of power with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
09/07/2011
For governing party fails for a second time to move the country forward. Moderates, including Vice President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi, want an immediate transfer of power to the vice president, while the more conservative party members are reluctant to strip Saleh of power. The opposition is too fragmented to have any effect.
08/17/2011
Opposition forms national council, though it is without standing.
08/16/2011
Saleh, having returned from hospital in Saudi Arabia, vows to return to Sana’a and continue as president.
07/19/2011
Mainstream opposition coalition, meeting under the rubric Joint Meeting Parties, says it will set up a National Council for the Forces of the Revolution. A few days ago, youth activists formed a transitional council for the same purpose, to remove Saleh and end violence.
07/07/2011
Protesters losing their determination and optimism in the face of continuing vacuum of leadership and standoff with the government. Saleh appears on television in a pre-recorded address, not moving and speaking with difficulty.
06/07/2011
New reports say that Saleh’s burns are extensive and serious and that he may have a punctured lung, though his life is not in danger. Unrest is growing in Yemen.
06/06/2011
Capital remains calm, though there are clashes elsewhere.
06/05/2011
Saleh’s operation is successful, and a spokesman says he is "in charge." However, it is not certain that the Saudis will let him leave.


06/04/2011
Saleh leaves for medical treatment
Saleh leaves country to have an operation in Saudi Arabia following an attack on the presidential compound that left him wounded. He transfers power to Vice President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi.
06/02/2011
Fighting continues and the economy is now falling into a shambles. Hostile tribesmen have cut off gas and fuel for the cities from prices are increasing, and the system of corruption is breaking down, causing former loyalists to break away from the government.
05/31/2011
Cease-fire between government forces and competition tribesmen breaks down.
05/27/2011
After opposition tribal militia captures checkpoint north of Sana’a, Yemeni military uses helicopters to try and evict them. Country seems to be moving closer to civil war.
05/24/2011
Street fighting intensifies between government security forces and protesters. Several prominent tribal sheiks came under fire as they arrived to help mediate the conflict and at least two were reported killed. Many fear that the struggle could become a fight between the president and tribesmen in opposition to him allied with the Ahmar family, leaders of Yemen's most powerful tribal confederation, known as Hashid. Largest tribes were on the brink of rebellion and the economy is collapsing.
05/23/2011
Increasing violence between opposition protesters and forces loyal to Saleh.
05/18/2011
Saleh backs away from signing an agreement to transfer power, saying that three of the five signers of the agreement for the opposition are low-level figures who could not be held accountable.
05/01/2011
Talks about agreement bog down, creating worry that there will be a return to violence.
04/27/2011
Protests and strikes escalate even as deal moves forward.
04/26/2011
The governing party, the General People's Congress, officially consents to transition plan, although the opposition still resist one provision, and will not approved until Saleh signs it is.
04/25/2011
JMP agrees to a deal in which protests would be allowed to continue until Saleh leaves office. The deal also includes the opposition is joining a unity government that will rule until Saleh leaves office. However, many of the protesters in the street are opposed to this deal.
04/24/2011
Saleh agrees to an offer mediated by other Arab countries in which he would step down within thirty days as long as he and his family are granted immunity, during which time a national unity government would be formed. Opposition is skeptical. Established opposition coalition is known as the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP), although not all protesters consider themselves part of it. JMP welcomed the offer, but only if a national unity government was formed after, because they do not want to be part of the government with him in it Saleh steps down.
04/17/2011
Opposition to meet with Gulf Cooperation Council.
04/11/2011
Opposition rejects Gulf Cooperation Council proposal that calls for Saleh to step down and the creation of a unity government because it includes an offer of immunity from prosecution for Saleh.
04/07/2011
Gulf Cooperation Council calls for transfer of presidential powers in Yemen.
04/04/2011
Violence against protestors increases.
04/03/2011
The US now negotiating Saleh’s removal. He would hand power over to a provisional government led by his vice president.
03/28/2011
Explosion in an abandoned government weapons factory kills at least 110. Government forces have abandoned many posts across the country, including where northern rebels are strongest. Saleh says that six of Yemen's 18 provinces "have fallen." However, some Yemeni officials say that Saleh's claim may be a ploy.
03/25/2011
Saleh says he will yield power, but only to “safe hands.”
03/24/2011
Saleh in talks over the timing and conditions for the end of his 32-year rule.
03/22/2011
A number of high-level officials, the country's senior military commander, an important tribal leader, and a half-dozen ambassadors throw their support behind protesters. The defense minister insists that the Army remains loyal to Saleh. Several of his relatives hold important security posts.
03/20/2011
Saleh fires his cabinet, saying he will replace it.
03/18/2011
Government supporters opened fire on protesters, killing at least 45 and wounding many more. However, the protesters do not leave their positions.
03/01/2011
Leading Islamist cleric calls for Saleh to resign.
02/21/2011
Saleh says he will negotiate, but continues to insist that he will remain in office.
02/13/2011
Youthful protesters battle security forces in Sana’a, though the established opposition groups stay away.
02/03/2011
Pro- and anti-government protestors face off without violence. However, the population is described as heavily armed and the tribal culture may lead to unpredictability.
02/02/2011
Saleh announces that he will not run for president in 2013. He said the same thing in 2005, but reneged. The opposition is skeptical.
02/01/2011
As protests continue in Egypt, government offers new concessions to opposition.
01/27/2011
Protests continue and even increase.


01/24/2011
Protests against government
Protests, inspired by Tunisian protests, call for Saleh’s ouster. He rejects this and cuts income taxes and orders price controls as well as pay increases for the Armed Forces.
11/04/2010
Despite evidence that Al Qaeda is using Yemen as a safe base for operations, there are complications. The government has often attributed many kinds of unrest to Al Qaeda when in fact it is caused by rebels in the north or the south, in part to get aid and arms from the West. It has also paid tribal leaders to fight domestic enemies or other tribes that were causing trouble for the government. Some tribal leaders foment violence and then quell it for money. Most tribal leaders do not support Al Qaeda, and there are many unemployed who have access to guns and shoot up government vehicles and offices, which is then attributed to Al Qaeda.
08/24/2010
Peace talks begin with Houthi rebels.
02/28/2010
Increasing protest movement in South Yemen threatens to harden into resistance. Southerners yearn for the time when the British ruled, and then left the area an independent state, South Yemen. Southerners feel that Northerners (where the capital is located) have mistreated and ignored them.
02/11/2010
Government accepts ceasefire.
01/25/2010
Houthi rebels offer truce to Saudi Arabia.
12/27/2009
US increasing use of covert operatives in Yemen against Al Qaeda in Yemen.


11/05/2009
Saudi Arabia joins fight
Saudi army makes rare strike, bombing Yemeni rebels, called Houthis, who captured a Saudi town on border with Yemen. The Houthis, who are led by Abdel Malik al-Houthi, are Zaydis, an offshoot of Shiite Islam and also belong to an elite group that ruled Yemen for a long period. They are largely funded by Iran, but are not a militant Islamist group.
08/11/2009
Government launches offensive against Shiite separatists, largely of the Houthi clan, in north.


05/04/2009
Separatist fighting
Increasingly strong separatist movement, probably supported by Iran.
09/17/2008
Terrorists stage a direct frontal assault on US embassy in Yemen, killing ten. Six terrorists are killed and the attack failed.
07/20/2007
Thirteen are killed in riots over increased fuel prices and plans to cut fuel subsidies.
09/24/2006
Saleh declared winner with 77% of the vote.
09/19/2006
Surprisingly strongly contested race for president between Saleh, who decided to run after rallies supporting him, and Faisal bin Shamlan, former member of parliament with a reputation for integrity. Shamlan is backed by a coalition of four parties, including Islamists. Major issues are government corruption, a lack of opportunity, and growing militant terrorist movement.
07/18/2005
President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will not run again in elections next year.
02/22/2001
Continuing violence forces government to call off municipal elections and referendum on extending terms of president and legislature.
10/17/2000
Reversing itself, Yemen calls explosion a criminal act and begins questioning witnesses. At least 10 now known dead.


10/12/2000
USS Cole attack
Small boat explodes beside US destroyer USS Cole in Aden port; at least six killed. US suspects terrorism. Yemen government almost certainly not involved.
09/23/1999
First direct presidential election. President Saleh, in power for 21 years, wins over Najeeb Qahtan al-Shaabi, an independent from Saleh's own Peoples' Congress Party, who called his own candidacy a gesture. Socialist Party, main opposition group, not allowed to field a candidate and called for boycott of the voting.
04/27/1997
First parliamentary elections in three years. Most candidates run as independents, although many are supported by one of the country’s, General People’s Congress Party of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Islamic Islah party.
07/07/1994
Troops roll into South Yemen capital, Aden, effectively ending civil war. Rebel government flees, but vows to continue fighting.
02/20/1994
Agreement between al-Beidh and Prime Minister Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas fails to end fighting.


08/1993
Civil war
Vice President al-Beidh leave government, going to Aden in South Yemen. He demands end of violence against members of his Yemeni Socialist Party and greater attention to the south. Civil war breaks out.


05/22/1990
North and South Yemen merge
Capitalist Yemen and Marxist South Yemen merge to become one country. South Yemen won independence from Britain 23 years ago. New president: Ali Abdullah Saleh, elected by Parliament. Parliament also elects a five-member ruling council, with members both from the north and the south. Elections may be held at the end of 1992.


06/17/1978
Saleh elected president
Colonel Ali Abdullah Saleh is elected by parliament to be president.


11/30/1967
South Yemen established
South Yemen, later known as the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen, formed.
10/14/1963
Marxist rebels begin struggle against British rule of the area that becomes South Yemen, then known as the Protectorate of South Arabia.


09/27/1962
North Yemen established
Yemen Arab Republic, also known as North Yemen, formed when Egypt forces depose King Muhammad al-Badr. Also beginning of civil war between Yemeni and Egyptian forces against supporters of al-Badr.
12/-0001
Houthis launch drone attacks against Saudi oil fields.

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