Federation of South Arabia
1962–1967 British protectorate in southwest Arabia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the history of the Federation, see History of Yemen.
The Federation of South Arabia (FSA; Arabic: اتحاد الجنوب العربي Ittiḥād al-Janūb al-‘Arabī) was a federal state under British protection in what would become South Yemen. Its capital was Aden.[1]
Quick Facts اتحاد الجنوب العربيIttiḥād al-Janūb al-‘Arabī, Status ...
Federation of South Arabia اتحاد الجنوب العربي Ittiḥād al-Janūb al-‘Arabī | |||||||||||||
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1962–1967 | |||||||||||||
Status | British protectorate | ||||||||||||
Capital | Aden | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic English South Arabian | ||||||||||||
Government | Federal monarchy | ||||||||||||
High Commissioner | |||||||||||||
• 1963 | Sir Charles Johnston | ||||||||||||
• 1963–1964 | Sir Kennedy Trevaskis | ||||||||||||
• 1964–1967 | Sir Richard Turnbull | ||||||||||||
• 1967 | Sir Humphrey Trevelyan | ||||||||||||
Chief Minister | |||||||||||||
• 1963 | Hassan Ali Bayumi | ||||||||||||
• 1963–1965 | Zayn Abdu Baharun | ||||||||||||
• 1965 | Abdul-Qawi Hassan Makkawi | ||||||||||||
• 1965–1966 | Ali Musa al-Babakr | ||||||||||||
• 1966–1967 | Salih al-Awadli | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||
• Established | 4 April 1962 | ||||||||||||
• Independence | 30 November 1967 | ||||||||||||
Currency | South Arabian dinar | ||||||||||||
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