Federation of South Arabia
The South Arabian Federation (Arabic اتحاد الجنوب العربي, DMG Ittihad al - ʿ Arabiyya Ǧanūb al - ) existed 1962-1967 as an organization of states under British protection. For her, the People Democratic Republic of Yemen has evolved.
Development
It was formed on April 4, 1962 from the 15 States of the Federation protectorate of Arab Emirates of the South and united on 18 January 1963, the British colony of Aden. June 1964 came to the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate, which the Federation had 17 states. 1966 sent the Federation has its own team to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The Federation was abolished, when she and the Protectorate of South Arabia from gained independence from Britain on 30 November 1967 as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
States of the Federation
- Colony Aden
- Scheichtum Alawi
- Scheichtum Aqrabi
- Audhali
- Emirate Beihan
- Dathina
- Emirate Dhala
- Sultanate Fadhli
- Hauschabi
- Sultanate of Lahidsch
- Lower Aulaqi Sultanate
- Lower Yafi Sultanate
- Maflahi
- Shaib
- Upper Aulaqi - Scheichtum
- Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
- Wahidi Balhaf
Political leadership of the Federation
High Commissioners (High Commissioner)
- Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston (January 18, 1963 - July 17, 1963 )
- Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicholas Trevaskis ( July 17, 1963 - December 21, 1964)
- Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull ( December 21, 1964 - MAY 22, 1967)
- Sir Humphrey Trevelyan (May 22, 1967 - November 30, 1967 )
Prime Minister ( Chief Minister )
- Hassan Ali Bayumi (January 18, 1963 - June 24, 1963 )
- Zayn Abdu Baharun (9 July 1963 - 23 Januari 1965)
- Abdul- Qawi Hassan Makkawi (March 7, 1965 - September 25, 1965 )
- Ali Musa al - Babakr (September 25, 1965 - August 30, 1966 )
- Salih al - Awadli (August 30, 1966 - November 30, 1967 )
Stamps and currency
The Federation was 1963-1966 out own stamps, mostly in the rest of the Commonwealth met widespread.
Currency was the South Arabian Dinar is divided into 1000 fils.