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Former Yemen President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who governed mostly from exile, dies at 80
- Former Yemen president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dies at 80 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Hadi led Yemen from exile after 2015, with real power shaped abroad amid regional interventions.
- Hadi’s presidency began in 2012 amid Arab Spring upheaval and unification efforts.
- The war years saw Hadi’s authority wane as divisions and conflict intensified.
- In 2022, Hadi transferred power to a Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council.
- Hadi’s legacy includes reforms and attempts to unify Yemen’s armed factions.
- Hadi’s death triggers three days of mourning announced by the government.
- Hadi’s career included service as a senior officer and defense minister.
- Hadi leaves behind a family including wife Hala and six children.
- Funeral arrangements for Hadi were not yet announced.
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