The Yemeni President declared February 11 the country's National Day

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Yemenis have marked the sixth anniversary of the start of an uprising that ended three decades of rule by President Ali Abdullah Saleh

The internationally recognised government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday declared February 11 the country's National Day, marking the beginning of the Youth Revolution against Saleh's rule


A statement issued by the civil service ministry said it had been decided that February 11 would be an official holiday for all state institutions