Federation of South Arabia

The Federation of South Arabia (Arabic: اتحاد الجنوب العربي‎ Ittiḥād al-Janūb al-‘Arabī) was an organization of states under British protection in what would become South Yemen. It was formed on 4 April 1962 from the 15 protected states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South. On 18 January 1963 it was merged with the Crown colony of Aden. In June 1964, the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was added for a total of 17 states. A team was sent to the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The Federation was abolished on 30 November 1967, when its status as a …

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V-Dem: Varieties of Democracy Institute · 6 March 2024

7 2 Africa 9 2.1 Central Africa. [...] 9 2.1.2 Central African Republic (71). [...] 9 2.1.4 Democratic Republic of the Congo (111). [...] 9 2.1.7 Republic of the Congo …

(1900–1937); British colony of Aden (1937–1963); Federation of South Arabia (1963–1967); People’s Republic of South


V-Dem: Varieties of Democracy Institute · 28 February 2023

7 2 Africa 9 2.1 Central Africa. [...] 9 2.1.2 Central African Republic (71). [...] 9 2.1.4 Democratic Republic of the Congo (111). [...] 9 2.1.7 Republic of the Congo …

(1900–1937); British colony of Aden (1937–1963); Federation of South Arabia (1963–1967); People’s Republic of South


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 7 March 2022 English

As Yemen’s conflict rages on, the main obstacle to achieving southern Yemenis’ political aspirations has become rivalries among southern political groups. Here’s where the rivalries come from and how they …

allies into a Federation of South Map 2: Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia


V-Dem: Varieties of Democracy Institute · 28 February 2022

7 2 Africa 9 2.1 Central Africa. [...] 9 2.1.2 Central African Republic (71). [...] 9 2.1.4 Democratic Republic of the Congo (111). [...] 9 2.1.7 Republic of the Congo …

(1900–1937); British colony of Aden (1937–1963); Federation of South Arabia (1963–1967); People’s Republic of South


IAI: Istituto Affari Internazionali · 12 October 2021 English

The geopolitical position of the Red Sea is of special importance : bordering the eastern coast of Africa and the western coast of the Arabian peninsula, it is a vital …

war raged and the independence of the Federation of South Arabia was maturing, important transnational


Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies · 2 September 2021 English

The struggle between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) — allies turned rivals in the anti-Houthi coalition — has become the main political dividing line …

The area was part of the British-backed Federation of South Arabia before being forcibly incorporated into


CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 17 May 2019 English

the Us special envoy was hoping to elicit an assurance from the taliban not to attack Us troops—the very same troops that had been hunting the very same taliban till …

Crown colony. The British sponsored the Federation of South Arabia, containing Aden, along with various


Chatham House · 27 March 2018 English

An unintended consequence of the civil war is that the south of the country is rapidly moving towards outright autonomy. If a breakaway effort were to occur before the end …

leave the region, the British created the Federation of South Arabia in 1959. By the early 1960s, the eastern


POMEDS: Project on Middle East Political Science · 2018 English

and Qu’aiti State refused to join the Federation of South Arabia that the British formed with the mission


RAND Corporation · 26 July 2016 English

This report examines what binds and divides the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates — and presents the …

the Senussi monarchy in Libya, the Federation of South Arabia, and the Imamate of North Yemen. 22


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