Federation of South Arabia

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British protectorate federation former country

The Federation of South Arabia was a short-lived British protectorate in the 1960s that united several sultanates and emirates in what is now southern Yemen prior to independence.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British protectorate → federation → former country →
capital	Aden →
coatOfArmsDescription	eagle with shield and scroll →
colonialPower	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
continent	Asia →
country	Yemen →
currency	East African shilling → South Arabian dinar →
endDate	1967-11-30 →
establishedBy	British colonial authorities →
event	Aden Emergency →
flagDescription	horizontal tricolour of red, white, and black with a green star in the canton →
followedBy	People's Democratic Republic of Yemen → People's Republic of South Yemen →
governmentType	federal monarchy →
hasPart	Aden Colony → Aden Protectorate → Alawi → Aqrabi → Audhali Sultanate → Awlaqi → Beihan → Dhala → Fadhli Sultanate → Kathiri State of Seiyun → Lahej Sultanate → Lower Aulaqi Sultanate → Mahra State → Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut → Upper Aulaqi Sultanate → Upper Yafa → Wahidi → Yafa Sultanate →
independenceDate	1967-11-30 →
independenceFrom	United Kingdom →
locatedIn	Asia → Middle East → Southern Arabia →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
partOf	British Empire → British overseas territories →
precededBy	Federation of Arab Emirates of the South →
purpose	to prepare protectorate states for independence →
religion	Islam →
startDate	1962-04-04 →
status	British protectorate →
todayPartOf	Republic of Yemen → South Yemen historical region →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colony of Aden →	followedBy
Yemen ("People's Democratic Republic of Yemen") →	historicalEntityPredecessor
Colony of Aden →	incorporatedInto
Colony of Aden ("Protectorate of South Arabia") →	relatedTo
Aden Protectorate →	replacedBy
British Western Aden Protectorate sphere →	successor
Aden →	wasPartOf