Al-Waziri coup

al-Waziri coup
Date	17 February – March, 1948; (1 week and 6 days)
Location	Mutawakkilite 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
Alwazirs	Hamidaddins
Commanders and leaders
Abdullah bin Ahmad al-Wazir	Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din X; Ahmad bin Yahya
Casualties and losses
	5,000 dead

The al-Waziri coup (Arabic: الثورة الدستورية اليمنية al-thawra ad-dustūr al-Yamaniyya), also referred as the Yahya clan coup was a violent dynasty overthrow attempt in the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in 1948, which caused around 5,000 fatalities. 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.

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