2017 in Yemen
Events in the year 2017 in Yemen.
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Incumbents
Events
- Ongoing – the Yemeni Crisis (2011–present)
- 25 June – The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has more than 200,000 cases of Cholera.[1]
- 14 August – The WHO suspects cholera cases in Yemen hit 500,000 mark.[2]
Deaths
- 14 August – Nearly 2000 people have died since the cholera outbreak began to spread rapidly at the end of April.[3]
- 4 December – Ali Abdullah Saleh, politician, President of North Yemen 1978–1990 and President of Yemen 1990–2012 (b. 1947).[4]
References
- "Cholera cases in Yemen now more than 200,000". CBC News. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- "Cholera count reaches 500 000 in Yemen". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- McNeil, Donald G. Jr. (2017-08-14). "More Than 500,000 Infected With Cholera in Yemen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's former leader, killed in Sanaa
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