Party Split
In 1994 the party split into two factions: a moderate wing, led by Ali Mohamed Daoud, signed a peace agreement with the government on 26 December 1994 in Aba'a, while a radical wing, led by Ahmed Dini Ahmed, denounced this agreement and continued armed resistance.
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