The 5th wave - Yemen
Transcript of The 5th wave - Yemen
YemenKern Clarke, Briana Stroman, Robert Broadwater, Jonathan Neris
❖Cause of unrest in the country
❖Presidential democracy
❖Prime Minister Ali Muhammad MUJAWWAR (since March 31,
2007) elected by president Ali Abdallah SALIH
Political
Ali Mohammed MujurPrime minister
3 Ali Abdullah SalehPresident
Social
❖One Household = larger family living in a compound
❖Head of Family - Eldest Male
❖Young Marriages
❖Multiple Wives
❖Armed
❖Women Treated Unequally
Economical
❖65% Unemployment Rate
❖GDP - $31.8 Billion
❖Oil INdustry
❖Dependence on other industries
❖ Rose 5.6%
Military
❖Army, Navy, Air-force
❖Total Troops - Males: 5,458,642 & Females: 5,205,387
❖Total For Battle - Males: 279,283 & Females: 269,824
❖Military Spending - 6.6% of GDP, 2.0988 Billion
Riots!
❖ Military
❖ Supporters - People who weren’t affected
❖ Opposers - Unemployed, Students
❖ Government Corruption