Federation of Arab Emirates of the South
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The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South (Arabic: اتحاد إمارات الجنوب العربي) was an organization of states within the British Aden Protectorate in what would become South Yemen. The Federation of six states was inaugurated in the British Colony of Aden on 11 February 1959. It subsequently added nine states before it was joined with the Aden Colony on 18 January 1963 to form the Federation of South Arabia.
Contents
States of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South
Founding states
Subsequent members
References and further reading
- Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- R.J. Gavin. Aden Under British Rule: 1839-1967. London: C. Hurst & Company, 1975.
- Tom Little. South Arabia: Arena of Conflict. London: Pall Mall Press, 1968.
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