About Faisal al-Shaabi
Lived 1935 – 1971 (aged 35–36). Faisal al-Shaabi was a politician.
Faysal Abd al-Latif al-Shaabi (; 1935 – 2 April 1970 ) was briefly the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of South Yemen, from 6 April 1969 until the political coup (Corrective Move) that led to Salim Ali Rubai's ascendance to power on 22 June 1969. Al-Shaabi was appointed prime minister by President Qahtan Mohammed al-Shaabi. After being ousted, al-Shaabi was kept under house arrest, but was moved to a detention camp at the end of March 1970. On 3 April 1970, the government radio in Aden broadcast a report that al-Shaabi "was fatally wounded when he tried to escape the detention camp."
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Who was Faisal al-Shaabi?
Prime Minister of South Yemen
When was Faisal al-Shaabi born?
Faisal al-Shaabi was born in 1935 in Sultanate of Lahej.
When did Faisal al-Shaabi die?
Faisal al-Shaabi died in 1971 in Aden.
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Faisal al-Shaabi was a politician.
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