The World - News from Jan. 27, 1986
The new leader of South Yemen, Haider abu Bakr Attas, chaired his first Cabinet meeting since taking power last week amid reports that the man he ousted, Ali Nasser Hasani, is massing thousands of loyal followers in his home region of Abyan to try to regain control. A radio station broadcasting from Abyan that was monitored in neighboring Yemen said that Hasani had given his foes until Wednesday to relinquish power or face attack. Aden radio reported that Attas met with Soviet Ambassador Vladislav Zhukov to discuss ways to stabilize the situation.
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