Al-Maashiq Palace
| Al-Ma’ashiq Palace | |
|---|---|
قصر المعاشيق | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Country | Yemen |
| Coordinates | 12°45′52″N 45°3′15″E / 12.76444°N 45.05417°E |
Al-Ma’ashiq Palace is the seat and residence of the President of Yemen in Aden. It is located on the waterfront in Aden, in the Crater District.[1]
History
[edit]From 1970 to 1986, the palace was a presidential reception building in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, then in 1986, Ali Salem Al-Beidh, Secretary-General of the Yemeni Socialist Party and president of South Yemen, decided to use it as a presidential palace.[2]
After the unification of the country, the palace became the presidential palace. It became the residence of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi after he left for Aden as part of the Yemeni civil war.
In April 2015, as part of the Battle of Aden, the Houthis occupied the palace, and eventually withdrew from it with the start of Operation Decisive Storm.[3]
In October 2015, the palace was renovated, after suffering damage in the fighting.[4]
In March 2021, protesters stormed the palace, driven by widespread public anger over inadequate services, poor living conditions, and the devaluation of Yemen’s currency. Reports indicated that the protest was sparked by the government’s failure to pay the salaries of retired soldiers. The protesters, reportedly members of the national guard who had not been paid for nine months, were peacefully dispersed shortly afterward, according to media accounts.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ennahar Online – Yemen: tussle in the presidential palace in Aden, two wounded". 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Schmitz, Charles; Burrowes, Robert D. (31 January 2018). Historical Dictionary of Yemen – Charles Schmitz, Robert D. Burrowes – Google Livres. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538102336. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "France – Monde | Les rebelles se retirent du palais présidentiel à Aden après des raids aériens". 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "UAE refurbishes Presidential Palace in Yemen – Emirates24|7". 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Yemeni protesters storm the presidential palace in Aden".
- ^ "Protesters storm presidential palace in Yemen's Aden | Protests".
