Ahmad al-Ghashmi
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Ahmed bin Hussein al-Ghashmi (1941-June 24, 1978) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic
from 11 October 1977 until his death eight months later. Al-Ghashmi assumed power when his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, was assassinated. Ghashmi himself was assassinated later. His assassination occurred when he was meeting an envoy sent by People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
President Salim Ali Rubai
and a briefcase, reportedly containing a secret message, exploded, killing both al-Ghashmi and the envoy. It is not conclusively known who set off the explosion. Coincidentally, Rubai died three days after this event.
Yemen Arab Republic
The Yemen Arab Republic , also known as North Yemen or Yemen , was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the western part of what is now Yemen...
from 11 October 1977 until his death eight months later. Al-Ghashmi assumed power when his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, was assassinated. Ghashmi himself was assassinated later. His assassination occurred when he was meeting an envoy sent by People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen — also referred to as South Yemen, Democratic Yemen or Yemen — was a socialist republic in the present-day southern and eastern Provinces of Yemen...
President Salim Ali Rubai
Salim Ali Rubai
Salim Rubayyi Ali or Salim Rubayyi Ali (Salmin) or (1935–1978) Salim Rubayyi Ali (Salmin) or (1935–1978) (Arabic: ("سالم ربيع علي "سالمين ) was the head of state of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) from June 22, 1969 to his surrender and execution by firing squad on June...
and a briefcase, reportedly containing a secret message, exploded, killing both al-Ghashmi and the envoy. It is not conclusively known who set off the explosion. Coincidentally, Rubai died three days after this event.