Back اللجنة الثورية (اليمن) Arabic اللجنه الثوريه (اليمن) ARZ Comité Revolucionari (Iemen) Catalan شورای عالی انقلابی یمن Persian Comité révolutionnaire (Yémen) French 최고 혁명위원회 Korean Comitê Revolucionário (Iêmen) Portuguese Революционный комитет (Йемен) Russian Devrim Komitesi (Yemen) Turkish Революційний комітет (Ємен) Ukrainian
| Supreme Revolutionary Committee | |
|---|---|
| اللجنة الثورية (Arabic) | |
 Seal of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee | |
| Overview | |
| Established | 6 February 2015 |
| Dissolved | 15 August 2016 (partial power handover) |
| Polity | Houthi Yemen |
| Headquarters | Sanaa |
The Supreme Revolutionary Committee (Arabic: اللجنة الثورية, romanized: al-Lajnah al-Thawrīyah), also referred to as the Revolutionary Council or as the Revolutionary Committee,[1][2][3] was an interim body in Yemen formed by the Houthis. In their 6 February 2015 "constitutional declaration" after seizing control of the Yemeni capital, and the failure of Thursday talks between the Houthis and Yemen's many political parties that were aimed at forming a government to replace Hadi and his cabinet,[3] the group declared the committee would act as Yemen's interim authority.
The committee was given the task of forming a new 551-seat parliament, which would then select a five-member presidential council to rule the country for two years.[4][3] The president of the committee was Mohammed Ali al-Houthi.[2] On 15 August 2016, the Supreme Revolutionary Committee partially handed power to the Supreme Political Council.[5]
- ^ al-Haj, Ahmed (6 February 2015). "Yemen's Shiite rebels announce forcefull takeover of country after a coupe on the sitting president Hadi". The Columbian. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Houthi militia installs 'presidential council' to run Yemen". Middle East Eye. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Nordland, Rob (6 February 2015). "Yemen Rebels Say They Will Form New Government". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ al-Haj, Ahmed (6 February 2015). "Yemen's Shiite rebels announce takeover of country". The Columbian. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "SRC hands over authority to SPC". SabaNet - Yemen News Agency SABA. 15 August 2016.