June 13 Corrective Movement

1974 Yemeni coup d'etat
Part of the Arab Cold War

Military officers after the coup.
DateJune 13, 1974
Location
Result

Coup victory

Belligerents
Government Army dissidents
Commanders and leaders
Abdul Rahman al-Eryani Ibrahim al-Hamdi
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
Mujahid Abu Shawarib
Yahya al-Mutawakkil
Abdullah al-Hamdi
Ali Abu Lahoum
Mohammed Abu Lahoum
Casualties and losses
No casualties

The June 13 Corrective Movement (Arabic: حركة 13 يونيو التصحيحية), also known as just the June 13th Movement or 1974 Yemeni coup, was a bloodless military coup in Yemen Arab Republic. The coup marked the end of civilian rule and brought to power a newly created military junta led by the officer Ibrahim al-Hamdi. The new regime began an unprecedented series of social, political, economic and military reforms. However, a series of unwise moves in the reformist program led to the assassination of Hamdi and his successor, Ahmad al-Ghashmi, by external forces that were not in favor of their policies.