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On 30 November 1967, the state of South Yemen was formed, comprising Aden and the former Protectorate of South Arabia. This socialist state was later officially known as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and a programme of nationalisation was begun. [183] Relations between the two Yemeni states fluctuated between peaceful and hostile.
On 28 November 1967, [1] 6,000 royalist regulars and 50,000 armed tribesmen known as "the Fighting Rifles" surrounded Sanaa, captured its main airport and severed the highway to the port of Hodeida, a main route for Soviet supplies. In a battle twelve miles east of the capital, 3,200 soldiers from both sides were killed, and an entire ...
South Yemen, [c] officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, [d] abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, [e] [f] was a state that existed from 1967 to 1990 as the only communist state in the Middle East and the Arab world. [7] It was made up of the southern and eastern governorates of the present-day Republic of Yemen, including the island ...
History of Yemen by topic (9 C) * Yemen history-related lists (1 C, 11 P) A. Archaeology of Yemen (2 C, 3 P) D. Defunct mass media in Yemen (1 C) E. Historical events ...
By 1967, Egyptian forces relied exclusively on defending a triangle linking Hodeida, Taiz, and San'a, while striking southern Saudi Arabia and North Yemen with air sorties. [3] In August 1967, to make up for the 15,000 killed, captured, or missing Egyptians as a result of the Six-Day War, Nasser recalled 15,000 of his troops from Yemen. [81]
The political history of Hadhramaut is not easy to piece together. Numerous wars involving Hadhramaut are referenced in Sabaean texts. From their inscriptions, the Hadhrami are known to have fortified Libna (now Qalat [ ar ] ) [ 13 ] against Himyar and to have fortified mwyt ( Ḥiṣn al-Ghurāb حِصْن ٱلْغُرَاب ) against the ...
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