Military Command Council
Military Command Council مجلس القيادة العسكرية (Arabic) Majlis Al-Qiyadah Al-'skariyah | |
|---|---|
| 1974–1978 | |
| Anthem: "Peace to the Land" (1962–1978) | |
Territory of the North Yemen before the unification | |
| Capital | Sanaa |
| Religion | Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Yemeni |
| Government | Unitary Nasserist Republic under a military junta |
| President | |
• 1974–1977 | Ibrahim al-Hamdi |
• 1977–1978 | Ahmad al-Ghashmi |
| History | |
| 13 June 1974 | |
• Dissolution | 22 April 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 136,000 km2 (53,000 sq mi) |
| Currency | North Yemeni rial |
| Today part of | Republic of Yemen |
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The Military Command Council or MCC (Arabic: مجلس القيادة العسكرية) was a Nasserist military junta consisted of seven military officers, that ruled the Yemen Arab Republic from 1974 until its dissolution in 1978.
For most of the junta's existence, its leader (and president of the YAR) was Ibrahim al-Hamdi, whose memory is still remembered by Yemenis. Under his leadership, the military junta pursued a reformist and leftist policy, independent of major regional powersand aimed at modernizing the traditionally backward and fragmented North Yemen. The junta actively sought to centralize power in its own hands and eliminate other informal centers of power, such as strong tribes and especially tribal sheikhs.