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People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967–1990)

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People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
جمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية الشعبية
1967–1990
Flag of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Flag
Coat of arms of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Coat of arms
Location of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
Capital
and largest city
Aden
Official languagesArabic
Dominant mode of productionSocialism
Area
• Total
360,133 km²

The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, also known as South Yemen, was a socialist state in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

History

Colonization

Aden was colonized by the British in 1839 and the territories of South Yemen were united under a single government, the Federation of South Arabia. After the Second World War, the port of Aden expanded, leading to trade union and nationalist activities.[1]

Independence

After four years of guerrilla warfare between, the National Liberation Front defeated the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen and British colonial forces with the support of Nasser's Egypt. In May 1967, the NLF decided not to participate in a new government unless all British forces left the country, the sultans were removed from power, and authority was surrendered to them. On 6 November, the military declared its support for the NLF after it defeated the FLOSY in Aden. South Arabia became independent on 30 November 1967 and the People's Republic of South Yemen was established.[1]

Western aggression

In 1979, the USA sent supplies to capitalist North Yemen and trained paramilitaries to sabotage and attempt to overthrow the socialist government in the south.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fred Halliday (1990). Revolution and Foreign Policy: The Case of South Yemen 1967-1987: 'Development of foreign policy: through the first decade' (pp. 8–11). [PDF] Cambridge University Press.
  2. William Blum (2002). Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower: 'A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, 1945 to the Present' (p. 127). [PDF] Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781842772201 [LG]