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“Yesterday Tunisia! Today Egypt! Tomorrow Yemen!” a small group of Yemeni protesters chanted on Sunday. Gaining inspiration from the popular protests sweeping the Arab world, Yemen is now preparing for its own “Day of Rage,” with massive demonstrations to take place tomorrow. 

As the government of Yemen, the region and the United States brace for this latest exhibit of mass unrest, many are wondering if long-time President Ali Abdullah Salih, the longest standing Arab ruler, will become the next autocrat to lose control of his regime.

But while pundits may point to a singular wave of democratic revolutions across the Arab world, Yemen is neither Tunisia nor Egypt. Although Yemenis share certain core grievances against their government, the historical, political, economic and social context of Yemen is drastically different from that of other countries in the region.

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