Kurt Meyers Pd.1

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Country Description Middle East Speak Arabic Southern end of Arabian Peninsula Land Area of 555,000 square kilometers Territory includes over 200 islands 50 th largest country in the world Capital= Sana’a Est. population – 23,580,000

Government Leader President: Ali Abdullah Saleh – depression, unemployment, and a corrupt regime have caused revolutionaries to call for his resignation Vice President: Abdu Rabu Hadi – has called for a cease fire from all sides

Revolutionary Leaders Khaled al-Madani – leader of revolutionary youth Shehab Al-Sharabi – considered the one to spearhead the revolution

Revolutionary Demographics Very young (many under the age of 20) Muslim All occupations – working class Male and female

Similarities to American Revolution Wanted to take down a government power (in the American’s case it was the British empire) Men and women are involved Politics are involved New government wanted

Differences to American Revolution Many youth are at the heart of the revolution in Yemen Many religious reasons Within the same country, not trying to gain independence Trying to topple one regime, not a whole country’s power over them Yemenis won’t use arms (weapons)

Where the country is going… I believe that the revolutionaries will win out. However, in order to do this they will need support and help from the UN and/or other countries. I think that Saleh will be forced from power and a new government will eventually be set up

Works Cited Page = = meo.org/downloads/Perspectives_02-23_Nadia_Al- Sakkaf.pdf meo.org/downloads/Perspectives_02-23_Nadia_Al- Sakkaf.pdf revolution/index.html revolution/index.html