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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aden Emergency canonical | 18 |
| Aden Insurgency | 1 |
| Crater conflict of 1967 during Aden Emergency | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Aden Emergency Context triple: [Colony of Aden, significantEvent, Aden Emergency]
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North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
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Ethiopian Civil War
The Ethiopian Civil War was a protracted conflict from 1974 to 1991 between the Marxist Derg regime and various rebel groups, which devastated the country and led to the overthrow of Ethiopia’s military government.
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Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Aden Emergency Target entity description: 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.
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A.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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B.
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.
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C.
War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
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D.
Ethiopian Civil War
The Ethiopian Civil War was a protracted conflict from 1974 to 1991 between the Marxist Derg regime and various rebel groups, which devastated the country and led to the overthrow of Ethiopia’s military government.
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E.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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terrorist attacks against British and local authorities ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| 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
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Aden Protectorate ⓘ Southern Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
South Arabia
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| militaryForceUsed |
British Army
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Parachute Regiment ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Marines ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Special Air Service ⓘ |
| opponent |
Aden Police
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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
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| 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
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Radfan Campaign ⓘ withdrawal from Aden base ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Aden
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surface form:
Crater district of Aden
Radfan mountains ⓘ Steamer Point ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963-12-10 ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | grenade attack on British High Commissioner in Aden ⓘ |
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Subject: Aden Emergency Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (20)
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