Al-Waziri coup

al-Waziri coup
Date	17 February – March, 1948; (1 week and 6 days)
Location	Kingdom of Yemen
Result	Coup failed: King Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din assassinated;; Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Wazir briefly becomes King, but is deposed and beheaded;; Ahmad bin Yahya ascends to the throne.;
Belligerents
al-Waziris; Supported by:; Free Yemeni Movement	Hamidaddins
Commanders and leaders
Abdullah Al-Wazir ; İbrahim bin Yahya Hamideddin; Ali Nasser Al-Qardai	Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din X; Ahmad bin Yahya
Casualties and losses
	5,000 dead

The al-Waziri coup, also known as the al-Dostour Revolution (Arabic: الثورة الدستورية اليمنية, romanized: al-thawra ad-dustūr al-Yamaniyya, lit. 'Yemeni Constitutional Revolution' ) also the Yahya clan coup,^[1] was a violent dynasty overthrow attempt in the Kingdom of Yemen in 1948, which caused around 5,000 fatalities.^[1] During the coup attempt, Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, the ruler of the kingdom, was killed and the rival Sayyid family, the al-Wazirs, seized power for several weeks. Backed by the al-Saud family of Saudi Arabia, the Hamidaddins restored their rule. After the al-Wazirs were deposed, Imam Yahya's monarchy was restored with his son, Ahmad bin Yahya, ascending the throne.

^ ^a ^b ^c "CSP - Major Episodes of Political Violence, 1946-2012". Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

[sp-1] "CSP - Major Episodes of Political Violence, 1946-2012". Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

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