▁a ▁split ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁when ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁more ▁right - wing ▁members ▁decided ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁an ▁am n esty ▁from ▁the ▁newly ▁ent hr oned ▁Sultan ▁Q ab o os . ▁The ▁new ▁r uler ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁pac ifying ▁most ▁of ▁D hof ar , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁considerable ▁military ▁and ▁financial ▁aid ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁b loc , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁end . ▁ ▁The ▁P F LO ▁After ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁People ' s ▁Democratic ▁Front ▁of ▁O man ▁( al - J ab h ah ▁al - S ha ' abi y ah ▁al - Dim u q r ati y ah ▁al - ' U man iy ah , ▁PDF O ) ▁which ▁strugg les ▁peace fully ▁for ▁dem ocracy . ▁Its ▁secretary ▁general ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁was ▁Abd ul ▁Az iz ▁al - Q adi . ▁ ▁S ources ▁O mania . net ▁discussion ▁board ▁( in ▁Arab ic ) ▁N ady elf ik r . net ▁discussion ▁board ▁( in ▁Arab ic ) ▁D hof ar ▁Reb ell ion ▁in ▁O man ▁ 1 9 6 4 - 1 9 7 5 , ▁On W ar . com , ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 4