Aden Emergency
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The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aden Insurgency | 1 |
| Crater conflict of 1967 during Aden Emergency | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict
ⓘ
insurgency ⓘ state of emergency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aden Emergency
ⓘ
surface form:
Aden Insurgency
|
| casualties | hundreds killed and wounded on all sides ⓘ |
| cause |
nationalist opposition to British colonial rule
ⓘ
terrorist attacks against British and local authorities ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | anti-colonial insurgency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1967-11-30 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to British decision to accelerate decolonisation in the region ⓘ |
| legalBasis | declaration of a state of emergency in Aden ⓘ |
| location |
Aden
ⓘ
Aden Protectorate ⓘ Southern Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
South Arabia
|
| militaryForceUsed |
British Army
ⓘ
Parachute Regiment ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Marines ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Special Air Service ⓘ |
| opponent |
Aden Police
ⓘ
Aden Protectorate Levies ⓘ British Empire ⓘ FLLOSY ⓘ Federal Regular Army ⓘ Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen ⓘ National Liberation Front ⓘ British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Armed Forces
|
| partOf |
Cold War-era conflicts
ⓘ
decolonisation of the British Empire ⓘ history of Yemen ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British withdrawal from east of Suez
ⓘ
South Yemen Civil War ⓘ |
| result |
British withdrawal from Aden
ⓘ
end of British rule in Aden ⓘ establishment of the People's Republic of South Yemen ⓘ independence of South Yemen ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Crater mutiny
ⓘ
Radfan Campaign ⓘ withdrawal from Aden base ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Aden
ⓘ
surface form:
Crater district of Aden
Radfan mountains ⓘ Steamer Point ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963-12-10 ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | grenade attack on British High Commissioner in Aden ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aden Insurgency
this entity surface form:
Crater conflict of 1967 during Aden Emergency