Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi vs Stanley Bruce

Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi was appointed Vice President of Yemen by President Ali Abdullah Saleh after the 1994 civil war. He served as a loyal deputy for nearly two decades, handling military and security affairs.

Following the Arab Spring and Saleh's resignation, Hadi was elected as president in a single-candidate election. He inherited a fractured country facing economic crisis, tribal unrest, and a growing Houthi insurgency.

As Houthi forces advanced on Aden, Hadi fled the country and sought refuge in Saudi Arabia. He continued to claim the presidency from exile, while the Houthis established their own government in Sanaa.

Hadi resigned as president and transferred his powers to a newly formed Presidential Leadership Council, a Saudi-backed body aimed at unifying anti-Houthi factions. His resignation marked the end of his formal role in Yemeni politics.

Bruce's government, in coalition with Earle Page's Country Party, implemented a series of policies focused on economic development, including the 'Men, Money, and Markets' program. This aimed to increase immigration, attract foreign investment, and expand export markets for Australian primary products.

Stanley Bruce became Prime Minister of Australia on February 9, 1923, leading a coalition government of the Nationalist Party and the Country Party. In the 1929 federal election, Bruce lost his own seat of Flinders, becoming the first (and only) Australian prime minister to lose his own seat in an election.

Bruce's government attempted to pass the Maritime Industries Bill, which aimed to abolish the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration and transfer industrial relations powers to the states. The bill's defeat in the House of Representatives led to the 1929 election, in which Bruce lost his seat.

After his political defeat, Bruce served as the Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1933 to 1945. In this role, he represented Australian interests during the Great Depression and World War II, and played a key part in coordinating Allied strategy.

Bruce was appointed as the first Chairman of the World Food Council, a United Nations body established to address global food shortages after World War II. He served in this capacity from 1947 to 1951, working on international food security issues.