South Yemen (1967-1990)

South Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Yemen-Aden

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by Zeljko Heimer

South Yemen merged with North Yemen on 22 May 1990 to form Yemen.

• History of South Yemen
• Presidential standard

See also:

• Yemen
• Yemen under British rule
• North Yemen

History of South Yemen

Before 1959, the British interests in South Arabia consisted of :

• the Colony of Aden
• the Protectorat of Aden

On 11 February 1959 was created the Federation of South Arabian Emirates.
On 4 April 1962 the Federation was enlarged and renamed "Federation of South Arabia".
There remained a Protectorate of South Arabia.
The colony of Aden entered the Federation (as State of Aden) on 18 January 1963.

Independence was scheduled for 1968, but the NLF and FLOSY, urban guerrilla movements based in Aden, objected to the city's being placed under the rule of absolute monarchs, forced an early British withdrawal in November 1967, and established the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (commonly known as South Yemen).

Vincent Morley, 3 February 1997

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