Ali-Abdullah Saleh is stepping down from power in Yemen after 33 years of presidency. After three more months of transistional governance, Saleh will officialy be remeoved from office, making him the fourth Arab leader to be ousted this year. Whether this is a sign of progress for Yemen will naturally be answered only when the shape of the new government takes form. What is clear is that like in other Arab states, there have been many violent and deathly protests occuring in Yemen over the past year as supporters and protestors clash. Saleh follows former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, and Moammar Gadhafi of Libya as Arab leaders to be taken from power recently. Ali and Gadhafi fled, while Mubarak and Saleh agreed to step down. The most important issue in all of these cases now turns to action going forward. Will the next government in line continue with the corruption, exploitation, and violence that plagued their predecessors?
David Johnson
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/23/world/meast/yemen-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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