Post-Election Yemen: What's Next?

Saleh's Lingering Influence

Follow the link below to access an update of Yemen after the presidential election.

Yemen News

Yemen After Saleh

Yemen After Saleh

Yemen After The Election

Four Days Before Electing a New President

Profile of Yemen

Full name: Republic of Yemen

Population: 24.3 million (UN, 2010)

Capital: Sanaa

Area: 536,869 sq km (207,286 sq miles)

Major language: Arabic

Major religion: Islam

Life expectancy: 65 years (men), 68 years (women) (UN)

Monetary unit: 1 Yemeni riyal = 100 fils

Main exports: Crude oil, cotton, coffee, fish

Source: BBC News

A Timeline of Events (Leading up to the Election)

Source: BBC News - Yemen Profile

06/2011 - President Saleh is injured in a rocket attack and is flown to Saudi Arabia.

09/2011 - President Saleh returns home.

10/2011 - Yemeni human rights activist Tawakul Karman wins Nobel Peace Prize.

11/2011 - President Saleh agrees to hand over power to Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.

01/2012 January - President Saleh leaves Yemen and is granted full immunity by Parliament.

02/2012 February - Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi is inaugurated as president after running unopposed in the election.