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The thirteen cadets he promoted who returned as the officers who toppled him
A young king in Yemen opens his country to Soviet aid and promotes thirteen cadets - then watches the officers he raised turn against him.
The thirteen cadets he promoted who returned as the officers who toppled him
In this episode, we follow Muhammad al-Badr’s brief transformation from crown prince to king and the pivotal choices he made in the years before his seven-day reign. What did it cost him to modernize, befriend foreign powers, and elevate the men who would one day lead a coup?
Person: Muhammad al-Badr
Date: Reign began September 18, 1962; palace attack September 26, 1962
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