The 1962 Coup That Toppled Yemen's Imamate

In September 1962, a handful of Yemeni army officers backed by Nasser's Egypt staged a coup that ended a thousand-year theocratic tradition. This episode focuses on the coup itself: the death of Imam Ahmad, the ambitions of his son Muhammad al-Badr, the Free Officers' conspiracy, and the chaotic first hours in Sanaa. We follow Colonel Abdullah al-Sallal, the reluctant figurehead, and the role of Egyptian intelligence officer Anwar Sadat. The episode covers the battle for the radio station, al-Badr's escape to the north, and the immediate trigger for the eight-year civil war. We also discuss how the coup reshaped Yemen's relationship with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and why the Cold War's logic of Arab unity and monarchy-versus-republic made this more than a local affair.

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