PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1982First UNESCO World Heritage siteOld Walled City of ShibamUNESCO World Heritage
- 1984Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1987Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1989Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1990Independence22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); notable earlier dates: 1 November 1918 (North Yemen independent from the Ottoman Empire), 27 September 1962 (North Yemen becomes republic), 30 November 1967 (South Yemen independent from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2003Most recent legislative election2003-04-27IPU Parline
- 2023Most recent World Heritage inscriptionLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, MaribUNESCO World Heritage
