Yemen: Is President Saleh Really Ceding Power?

by | Feb 23, 2012


“I have 33 years of experience in power and I know the difficulties, I know the negatives and positives. The one who clings to power is mad.” – Former President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen

March 11, 2011: Yemen’s Leader Proposes Shifting Some Powers

March 25, 2011: President Saleh of Yemen Is in Talks on Exit

April 6, 2011: Saleh determined to set exit terms

April 24, 2011: Yemen’s president agrees to resign

May 19, 2011: Yemeni President to Sign Agreement to Leave Power

May 21, 2011: Saleh Calls for Early Elections in Yemen

June 6, 2011: Protesters in Yemen Rejoice as Leader Goes to Saudi Arabia

June 10, 2011: Saleh’s relatives retain much power in Yemen

August 10, 2011: Yemen’s Saleh says will leave power in coming days

September 13, 2011: Yemeni Leader Says Deputy Can Pursue Deal to Transfer Power

September 24, 2011: Yemen’s President Saleh Abruptly Returns From Saudi Arabia

September 26, 2011: Saleh Confirms Support for Yemen Transfer of Power

September 30, 2011: Saleh says he won’t resign until rivals are out

October 9, 2011: Yemen’s Leader Says He’ll ‘Reject Power’; Foes Are Skeptical

October 10, 2011: Yemen president wants to leave power

November 14, 2011: Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh says he’ll step down in 90 days — maybe

November 23, 2011: Yemen Leader, Saleh, Agrees to End 3-Decade Rule

November 28, 2011: Yemen’s President Orders Amnesty Despite Ceded Power

February 20, 2012: Saleh Cedes Authority in Yemen, but Hopes to Retain Influence

Author

  • Seth Kaplan is a Professorial Lecturer in the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. He teaches, writes, and consults on issues related to fragile states, governance, and development. He is the author of Fixing Fragile States: A New Paradigm for Development (Praeger Security International, 2008) and Betrayed: Politics, Power, and Prosperity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). A Wharton MBA and Palmer scholar, Seth has worked for several large multinationals and founded four companies. He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.


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