Members of that sect, the Zaidiyyah, ruled most of this country prior to its 1962 independence.
The south of this country was the site of a proxy war starting in 1963, in which mercenaries on one side were led by Jim Johnson, whose efforts were funded by the Saudi royal family and Mossad, operating against the National Liberation Front, which was backed by the United Arab Republic. A 1978 change of regime in this country followed the assassination of President Ahmed al-Ghashmi, who was killed with an exploding briefcase. Since then, this country's ruling regime has been challenged by the Shi'ite Houthi ethnicity in the state of Sa'dah. Members of that sect, the Zaidiyyah, ruled most of this country prior to its 1962 independence. The southern conflict also festered after the withdrawal of British and Saudi proxies in 1967, when breakaway members of the NLF formed a Soviet client state that lasted until a peaceful reunification with this country in 1990. For 10 points, name this country of southern Arabia until recently led by Ali Abdullah Saleh, with its capital at Sana'a.
The south of this country was the site of a proxy war starting in 1963, in which mercenaries on one side were led by Jim Johnson, whose efforts were funded by the Saudi royal family and Mossad, operating against the National Liberation Front, which was backed by the United Arab Republic.
Yemen Arab Republic