 Others on the list of 16 were told informally they could return to take advantage of the amnesty, but most remained outside Yemen.Although many of Ali Nasir Muhammad's followers were appointed to senior governmental positions (including Vice President, Chief of Staff, and Governor of Aden), Ali Nasir Muhammad himself remained abroad in Syria.In the aftermath of the civil war, YSP leaders within Yemen reorganized the party and elected a new politburo in July 1994.