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160-663: A state legal code . Slavery in Yemen , which had been abolished in North Yemen by the 1962 revolution , was now abolished also in South Yemen. The major communist powers assisted in the building of the PDRY's armed forces. Strong support from Moscow resulted in Soviet naval forces gaining access to naval facilities in South Yemen. The most significant among them, a Soviet naval and air base on
240-576: A fixed class composition of Jats , Rajputs and Sikhs . Post independence, the regiment had the privilege of participating in all major wars fought by the Indian Army – Hyderabad (1948), Jammu and Kashmir (1948), Goa (1961), China (Sikkim) (1962), Pakistan (Punjab) (1965) and Pakistan (Jammu and Kashmir) (1971). The Regiment took part in Annexation of Hyderabad against the Razakars leading to
320-892: A national identification card. In November 1989, after returning from the Soviet–Afghan War , Osama bin Laden offered to send the newly formed al-Qaeda to overthrow the South Yemeni government on behalf of Saudi Arabia , but Prince Turki bin Faisal found the plan reckless and declined. In 1990, the parties reached a full agreement on joint governing of Yemen, and the countries were effectively merged as Yemen . South Yemen's ethnic groups were, as of 2000, ethnic Yemeni Arabs (92.8%), Somalis (3.7%), Afro-Arab (1.1%), Indians and Pakistanis (1%), and other (1.4%). South Yemen has maintained control over religious expression and has worked to diminish
400-585: A number of collective farms, however, those set up following the Soviet model produced poorer results than cooperative-run farms. The national budget was 13.43 million dinars in 1976, and the gross national product was US$ 650 - 500 million. The total national debt was $ 52.4 million. Limited natural resources posed challenges to the economic development of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY). Despite this constraint, significant, albeit modest, oil reserves were discovered shortly after
480-549: A poor economy, the government ensured a basic level of living standard for all citizens and established a welfare state . Income equality improved, corruption was reduced, and health and educational services expanded. Overall, the population was assured of a basic but adequate living standard for all. Democratic Yemen had a "National Science Day" on 10 September. According to the UNESCO in 1985, education in Democratic Yemen
560-539: A precautionary measure to prevent the Yemeni imams from storming Aden than a desire to annex the small sheikhdoms to the empire. In the mid-1950s, the British realized that they would not be able to manage the colonies and needed a stable political unit that would distance Aden from the wave of Arab nationalism that had swept the region and preserve for them influence and the ability to manage Aden from London, so they established
640-463: A productive capacity of 10,000 barrels per day (bpd), that between 5,000-10,000 bpd were being trucked to the Aden refinery, and that there were plans to increase the number of trucks on the oil run to bring deliveries up to 25,000 bpd, considerably more than the PDRY's total domestic need at the time. The discovery was viewed as a potential pathway to reduce dependence on external sources of income and improve
720-503: A range of essential goods such as plastics, batteries, cigarettes, matches, tomato paste, dairy products, and fish canning. Within the industrial sector, the state implemented welfarist labor laws that were widely enforced. These laws included regulations aimed at safeguarding women in the workforce by prohibiting night shifts and hazardous occupations. Additionally, the legislation ensured that workers received salaries that enabled them to maintain reasonable living standards. Trade unions in
800-638: A result of the revolution. The NLF and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) appeared in the 1960s, supporters of the NLF were from the countryside of Radfan , Yafa , and Ad-Dali , while the supporters of the FLOSY were mainly from Aden; This is because tribal affiliations played a major role in attracting supporters. The leaders of the NLF came from within the protected sheikhdoms and were not supported by
880-676: A result, following the British withdrawal, there here was little to no industrial output or mineral wealth exploitation in the country until the mid-1980s, when significant petroleum reserves in the central regions near Shibam and Mukalla were discovered. Foreign aid was minimal, as the British government did not fulfill promises of aid and the Soviet Union offered only US$ 152 million from 1969 to 1980. The main sources of income were agriculture, mostly fruit, cereal crops , cattle and sheep, and fishing. The government guaranteed full employment in agriculture for rural citizens, and established
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#1732855749628960-411: A small number of university-educated leaders, and all of them, without exception, had no experience in government. The front was divided into two right-wing and left-wing sections. The right-wingers and their popular leader, Qahtan, did not want to make major changes in the prevailing social and economic structure and took a conservative stance toward "liberating all Arab lands from colonialism, supporting
1040-456: A social and economic transformation that would serve the broad segment of the working people instead of the wealthy minority," as they put it. on 20 March 1968, Qahtan dismissed all leftist leaders from the government and party membership and was able to put down a rebellion led by leftist factions in the army in May of the same year. On another level, in the months of July, August and December of 1968,
1120-677: A war on two fronts, trying to thwart the Republic in the north and the anti-English factions in the south. By 1965, most of the western protectorates had fallen to the National Liberation Front. As for Hadhramaut, it seemed calm until 1966 because the English presence there was less than its counterpart in the western protectorates. Ali Salem al-Baidh and Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas joined the National Liberation Front in Hadhramaut and prevented
1200-571: Is a country in West Asia that existed from 1967 to 1990 as the only communist state in the Middle East and the Arab world . It was made up of the southern and eastern governorates of the present-day Republic of Yemen , including the island of Socotra . It was bordered by North Yemen to the north-west, Saudi Arabia to the north, and Oman to the east. South Yemen's origins can be traced to 1874 with
1280-558: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 8th King George%27s Own Light Cavalry The 8th Light Cavalry traces its origins from the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry which was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry and the 30th Lancers following a re-organisation of the Indian Cavalry Corps . Both regiments were regular cavalry units that had had long and distinguished records in
1360-522: The British . On 19 January 1839, the British East India Company landed Royal Marines at Aden to occupy the territory and stop attacks by pirates against British shipping to India making Aden a part of British colonial rule from 1839 until 1937. In the 1920s, the British began expanding and annexing the multiple sheikhdoms surrounding Aden under the claim of protecting them. This was more
1440-567: The British Indian Army prior to their amalgamation. During World War II the regiment was converted into an armoured car unit and served during the Burma campaign. After India gained Independence the regiment was named 8th Light Cavalry.The regiment is the third oldest armoured regiment in India and is amongst the most highly decorated regiments in the country. The 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry
1520-695: The Corrective Move . This radical wing reorganised the country into the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) on 30 November 1970. Subsequently, all political parties were amalgamated into the National Liberation Front, renamed the Yemeni Socialist Party , which became the only legal party. This group took an extreme leftist line and declared its support for the Palestinians and the Dhofar Revolution . West Germany severed its relationship with
1600-607: The Federation of the Emirates of South Arabia in 1959. The federation did not succeed for several reasons, the first of which was the British insistence that Aden would be part of the entity, which was rejected by the commercial elite of Aden, most of whom were Indians , Persians , and Jews , because they feared for their future from the sheikhdoms. On the other hand, the leaders of the sheikhdoms feared that they would be overthrown later or that their influence would remain limited due to
1680-479: The Nasserist President Qahtan al-Shaabi in an internal bloodless coup that was later called the Corrective Move . The Marxist–Leninist takeover later led to the creation of the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP), and South Yemen's transformation into a one-party , socialist state . The official name of the state was changed a year after the reforms to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), and
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#17328557496281760-635: The National Liberation Front , which later transformed into the ruling Yemeni Socialist Party . The legislative body, the Supreme People's Council , was elected by the people for a period of five years. The collective head of state, also known as the Presidium of the Supreme People's Council, was elected by the Supreme People's Council for a period of five years as well. The executive body
1840-709: The South Yemen during World War I as part of the Aden Field Force . The year 1826 witnessed the birth of another illustrious regiment, the 4th Nizam's Cavalry, raised as part of the Hyderabad Cavalry. It later re-christened as the 30th Lancers and also came to be known as Gordon’s Horse after Sir John Gordon. This regiment participated in the Indian Mutiny, 1857–1859 and the Second Burmese War, 1860–1889. From
1920-599: The Soviet Union , the German Democratic Republic , Cuba , and the Palestinian Liberation Organization . East Germany 's constitution of 1968 even served as a kind of blueprint for the PDRY's first constitution. The new government embarked on a programme of nationalisation , introduced central planning , put limits on housing ownership and rent , and implemented land reforms . By 1973,
2000-768: The Stasi in the country to train the nation's secret police and establish another arms trafficking route to Palestine . The East Germans did not leave until 1990, when the Yemeni government declined to pay their salaries which had been terminated with the dissolution of the Stasi during German reunification . However by the middle 1980s the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev largely shunned South Yemen. Relations between South Yemen and several nearby states were poor. Saudi Arabia only established diplomatic relations in 1976, initially hosting pro-British exiles and supporting armed clashes in
2080-692: The United Arab Republic , to whom they lost 14–0. On 5 November 1989, South Yemen played its last international match against Guinea , to whom they lost 1–0. The team stopped playing when the North and South united in 1990 to form the modern state of Yemen . In 1988, the South Yemen Olympic team made its debut in the Summer Olympics in Seoul . Sending only eight athletes, the country won no medals. This
2160-455: The Western Front where they at times would serve in the trenches as infantry due to the difference on troop levels each Cavalry Brigade once dismounted formed a dismounted regiment. The high number of officer casualties suffered early on had an effect on its later performance. British officers that understood the language, customs, and psychology of their men could not be quickly replaced, and
2240-469: The Eastern Protectorate in Hadhramaut were annexed to the new country. The lands of South Yemen are rugged and barren, a fact that played a role in the social, cultural and economic development of the south, unlike the northern regions of Yemen. Their population in 1967 did not exceed two million people, while northern Yemen exceeded six million. Most of the population of the south was concentrated in
2320-596: The Egyptians at first, while the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen ran its operations from Aden and received support from Gamal Abdel Nasser , which made it appear as a follower of the Egyptians promoting Nasser’s agendas inside the country, the operations of these factions against the British were known to them as the Aden Emergency. The British tried to reach a compromise with these groups and found themselves waging
2400-454: The GDP of South Yemen increased by 25 percent. Despite the conservative environment and resistance, women became legally equal to men, polygamy , child marriage and arranged marriage were all banned by law and equal rights in divorce were sanctioned; all of supported and protected by the state General Union of Yemeni Women . The Republic also secularised education and sharia law was replaced by
2480-533: The Geneva Talks to sign the independence agreement with the British. During its occupation of Aden , the British had signed several treaties of protection with the local sheikhdoms and emirates of the Federation of South Arabia; however, these parties were excluded from the talks, and thus the agreement stated [...the handover of the territory of South Arabia to the (Yemeni) NLF...]. Southern Yemen became independent as
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2560-532: The PDRY primarily functioned as state entities rather than as negotiating bodies, playing a significant role in upholding labor regulations and standards. A few months after The Events of '86 , the PDRY had discovered oil after more than 6 decades of unsuccessful exploration, the Soviet Union discovered oil in the Shabwah Governorate in late 1986, marking a turning point for the resource-scarce nation. Decades of unsuccessful exploration efforts, hampered by
2640-494: The PDRY to search for oil in a 13,500-square-mile area in Shabwa, and, in 1984, launched a program of exploratory drilling. This Soviet effort yielded only traces of oil over the next two years, a sharp contrast to the discovery and rapid exploitation of oil in the same period by an American company, Hunt Oil , in- the YAR's Marib basin, an area just to the west of Shabwa. Then, in late 1986,
2720-472: The People's Republic of Southern Yemen on 30 November 1967, and the National Liberation Front consolidated its control in the country. On 14 December 1967, the PDRY was admitted into the United Nations as a member state. the British announced that they would withdraw from 1968, which sparked the battles between the National Liberation Front and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen to monopolize
2800-538: The Second Burmese War to World War I, 1889–1914. Chap V - World War I to the Amalgamation, 1914–1922. Givenchy 1914; France and Flanders 1914–1916; Afghanistan 1919; Iraq 1920. During the first world war the Regiment was part of the 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade , 1st Indian Cavalry Division they were brigaded with the 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars and the 9th Hodson's Horse They were sent to France for service on
2880-484: The Soviets struck very high quality oil in western Shabwa, an occurrence confirmed by authorities in Aden in early 1987. By late March, Initial estimates placed the oil reserves at around 1 billion barrels, sparking plans for pipeline construction and full-scale production of the oil fields. events moved swiftly, and industry sources reported in mid-1987 that the three fields - lyad East , lyad West , and Amal already had
2960-592: The Yemeni reunification. Diplomatic relations with the United States had been broken on 24 October 1969 because of disagreements with US policy in the Middle East. They were not restored until shortly before reunification. The Supreme People's Council was appointed by the General Command of the National Liberation Front in 1971. In Aden, there was a structured judicial system with a supreme court . Despite
3040-584: The alien environment of the Western Front had some effect on the soldiers. The Regiment stayed in France as part of the 1st Indian Cavalry Division until March 1918 when the division was broken up and reformed in Egypt. In 1922, the two regiments were amalgamated to form the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry, inheriting in the process, the traditions and rich heritages of two cultures. After India attained independence,
3120-402: The border regions of South Yemen. Relations with Oman declined through the 1970s as the South Yemeni government supported the insurgent Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman (PFLO). Relations with Ba'athist Iraq were also low, as South Yemen offered asylum to a number of Iraqi communists . The United States listed South Yemen as a “state sponsor of terrorism” between 1979 and
3200-694: The confidence of his sponsors in the USSR . His successor, Ali Nasir Muhammad , took a less interventionist stance toward both North Yemen and neighbouring Oman . On 13 January 1986, a violent struggle began in Aden between Ali Nasir's supporters and supporters of the returned Ismail, who wanted power back. This conflict, known as the South Yemen Civil War , lasted for more than a month and resulted in thousands of casualties, Ali Nasir's ouster , and Ismail's disappearance and presumed death. Some 60,000 people, including
3280-494: The country included courts of appeal and the provincial courts, and the courts of first instance were known as the district courts or magistrate courts. The only political party was the Yemen Socialist Party. The only avowedly Marxist–Leninist nation in the Middle East, South Yemen received significant foreign aid and other assistance from the USSR and East Germany , which stationed several hundred officers of
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3360-543: The country's unification in 1990. However, the YSP government did not benefit from oil exports to fund its development initiatives. Over time, economic policies in the PDRY underwent a transformation, shifting from an initial focus on developing the state sector to promoting cooperative and joint private-public enterprises. By the late 1980s, there was a notable presence of industries in Aden and around Al Mukalla in Hadramawt, producing
3440-688: The creation of the British Colony of Aden and the Aden Protectorate , which consisted of two-thirds of present-day Yemen. Prior to 1937, what was to become the Colony of Aden had been governed as a part of British India, originally as the Aden Settlement subordinate to the Bombay Presidency and then as a Chief Commissioner's province. After the collapse of Aden Protectorate, a state of emergency
3520-656: The credo not only for the regiment, but for the entire officer corps of the Indian Army and is etched in main hall of the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun. World War II 1939-1945; Waziristan 1939-1943; Vizagapatam 1944; Burma 1945, 19th Indian Division, 1946. In 1940, the Regiment bid farewell to the horses and began the long and arduous process of mechanisation. It was fully mechanised by 1943 on armoured cars. It executed its first mechanised operation in 1945 in Burma, where it earned 19 gallantry and distinguished service awards in this single operation The Regiment has
3600-491: The deposed Ali Nasir, fled to the YAR. Ali Salim al-Beidh , an ally of Ismail who had succeeded in escaping the attack on pro-Ismail members of the Politburo , then became General Secretary of the Yemeni Socialist Party . Against the background of the perestroika in the USSR , the main backer of the PDRY, political reforms were started in the late 1980s. Political prisoners were released, political parties were formed, and
3680-699: The dizzying heights of 14,000 feet up the Nathu La pass road in Sikkim – a feat never performed or attempted before anywhere in the world. Khemkaran in Punjab witnessed the regiment in tank-versus-tank encounters with Pakistani forces during the Battle of Asal Uttar resulting in the battlefield becoming a “graveyard” for Pakistani Patton tanks. Here the regiment earned the Battle Honour PUNJAB. The 1971 Indo-Pak war saw
3760-433: The dominance of the educated Aden elite, which was made up of a large number of non-Arabs and non-Muslims. In addition to all that was the sheikhdoms' differences over the who should be the president of the federation. Following the establishment of the Federation of South Arabia on 1965, four sheikhdoms out of twenty-one had joined the union. The Qu'aiti and Kathiri sultanates of Hadhramaut refused to join either of
3840-427: The federations. Several resistance movements emerged, such as the National Liberation Front (NLF), whom were responsible for the wounding of British High Commissioner Kennedy Trevaskis on 10 December 1963 using a grenade, an event that sparked the 14 October Revolution which was influenced by the 26 September Revolution against the Imams in the North . The British had announced that they would withdraw by 1968 as
3920-427: The formal union of the princely state of Hyderabad with the Union of India. The operations in Hyderabad had just been over, when the regiment was moved to Jammu and Kashmir. During the Liberation of Goa in 1961, the regiment with its AMX-13 tanks spearheaded the attack which led the Portuguese to surrender. The history of mechanized warfare was re-written by the regiment in 1962, when it drove its AMX-13 tanks to
4000-477: The harsh desert environment and political instability, had left South Yemen heavily reliant on foreign aid, primarily from the Soviet Union, and remittances from its citizens working abroad, estimated to be around half of government revenue by the mid-1980s. The discovery, made by the Soviet oil company Technoexport, emerged amidst the Cold War, with the Soviet Union playing a crucial role in the exploration and discovery process. In 1980s, Technoexport contracted with
4080-544: The island of Socotra for operations in the Indian Ocean. Unlike the early decades of other partitioned states such as East Germany and West Germany , North Korea and South Korea , or North Vietnam and South Vietnam , all of which faced tense relations or sometimes total wars , the relations between the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) remained relatively friendly throughout most of their existence, although conflicts did arise. Fighting broke out in 1972 , and
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#17328557496284160-575: The latter withdrew his ties to With the tribes and the army, he was able to ally himself with Muhammad Saleh Al-Awlaki, and they reassembled the leftist forces that had been dispersed by President Qahtan Al-Shaabi. They were able to arrest him and place him under house arrest. On 22 June 1969, a radical Marxist wing of the NLF formed a presidential committee of five people, Salim Rubaya Ali , who became president, Muhammad Saleh Al-Awlaki, Ali Antar, Abdel Fattah Ismail, and Muhammad Ali Haitham, who became prime minister. they gained power in an event known as
4240-464: The masses and face the great challenges facing the new state, the most important of which was the bankruptcy of the treasury. On 11 December 1967, the lands of "feudal symbols and British agents" were confiscated, and the state was divided into six governorates. The aim of the move was to end tribal aspects in the state and ignore the tribal borders between the defunct sheikhdoms. On 16 June 1969, Qahtan fired Interior Minister Muhammad Ali Haitham , but
4320-407: The near absence of the English presence in al-Mahra. Qahtan Al-Shaabi was the only person the British knew because he was an agricultural engineer in his city of Lahij. When the British tried to negotiate with the National Liberation Front, Qahtan demanded immediate withdrawal and recognition of the legitimacy of his government, and that the British government provide aid double what it proposed to
4400-425: The numeral "8" inscribed on the crossing of the lances, topped by a mailed fist with the letter "AC" and a scroll at the base with the words "Light Cavalry" on it. The shoulder title consists of "8C" in brass. South Yemen – in Asia (tan & white) – in Arabia (tan) South Yemen , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen , abbreviated to Democratic Yemen ,
4480-403: The popular Qahtan faced new rebellions from leftist parties because all Arab countries welcomed the front. The National Liberation Front received a cold reception, as regimes like Egypt wanted to merge the National Front with the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen. The leftist section was more numerous than the supporters of the popular Qahtan, and they wanted a regime that would lead
4560-423: The regiment was renamed as the 8th Light Cavalry. The 1st Regiment Madras Native Cavalry, in its infancy, saw action in Burma and Afghanistan, where it earned the Battle Honours AVA and AFGHANISTAN, indicative of its magnificent performance in both these theatres of war. Then came the Great War and the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry was moved to South Yemen as part of the Aden Field Force, where, keeping in
4640-424: The regiment with their Vijayanta tanks among the Indian forces which had wrung the tactically fragile Chicken's Neck in the Akhnoor Sector. The Regiment's crowning glory came in 1976, when in recognition of its services and valour, the regiment was presented the Guidon by the then President, Mr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed . The present Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons of Red over White,
4720-429: The regiments to become the Colonel-in-Chief of the amalgamated regiment. Field Marshal, Lord Chetwode became the first Colonel of the Regiment in 1936. It is Lord Chetwode's immortal shibboleth – “The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time. The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Our own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time”, which became
4800-478: The resistance of the Palestinian people, and supporting socialist regimes around the world to resist imperialism and colonial forces in the Third World." The leftist section of the Liberation Front was also promoting and opposed the establishment of popular forces and proposals to nationalize lands, and they were not preoccupied with the struggle of social classes. Qahtan wanted the continuation of existing institutions and their development. The leftist section "wanted
4880-410: The right to self-determination after the British left. The National Liberation Front had the upper hand at the expense of the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen, whose members were divided between joining the National Front or leaving for North Yemen. Abdullah Al-Asanj and Muhammad Basindwa left for North Yemen. The last British soldier left Aden on 30 November 1967, and the sheikhdoms of
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#17328557496284960-407: The role of religion in everyday life. It has replaced sharia with secular law in many areas, such as personal status, and has entrusted the interpretation of these laws to secular officials or state-empowered sheikhs . The state also controls religious trusts and channels funds for mosques through a government ministry, which has contributed to the sheikhs' dependence on the state. Additionally,
5040-436: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Madras Light Cavalry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madras_Light_Cavalry&oldid=516937049 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
5120-504: The short-lived conflict was resolved with negotiations, where it was declared unification would eventually occur. However, these plans were put on hold in 1979, as the PDRY funded Red rebels in the YAR , and the war was only prevented by an Arab League intervention. The goal of unity was reaffirmed by the northern and southern heads of state during a summit meeting in Kuwait in March 1979. In 1980, PDRY president Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned and went into exile in Moscow, having lost
5200-461: The state due to its recognition of East Germany. The United States also severed its relationship in October 1969. The new powers issued a new constitution, nationalized foreign banks and insurance companies, and changed the name of the state to The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in line with the Marxist-Leninist approach they followed. A centrally planned economy was established. The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen established close ties with
5280-420: The state has adopted a dual approach to religion, promoting a form of 'official' Islam while suppressing 'popular' Islam. This has included public displays of religious observance by government leaders to deflect accusations of being anti-Islamic, despite the state's ongoing efforts to undermine the influence of Islam in society. South Yemen developed as a Marxist–Leninist , mostly secular society ruled first by
5360-409: The sultans of the Kathiri Sultanate and the Qu'aiti Sultanate from entering the country, but allowed the Sultan of the Mahra Sultanate due to his old age. The commander of the Hadhrami Bedouin Legion was killed by one of his men in the same year, and Ali Salem Al-Beidh and Muhammad Salem Akash played a major role in gathering supporters in favor of the National Liberation Front, taking advantage of
5440-414: The system of justice was reckoned to be more equitable than in the North. In May 1988, the YAR and PDRY governments came to an understanding that considerably reduced tensions, including agreement to renew discussions concerning unification, to establish a joint oil exploration area along their undefined border, to demilitarise the border, and to allow Yemenis unrestricted border passage on the basis of only
5520-467: The traditions of the regiment, it performed brilliantly. During this war, 30th Lancers saw action in France where, though being a cavalry regiment, it received a good taste of trench warfare. It then went on to extinguish the embers of an Arab rebellion in Iraq, before going into action in Persia. By this time, the regiment had earned 12 Battle Honours. With a meritorious history of over a century, it became befitting for King George – V, Colonel of one of
5600-402: The union, and that all the islands associated with the Aden Protectorate be part of the new state. While the British demands were an orderly handover to the authorities, and that the new state not interfere in the affairs of any country in the Arabian Peninsula. The British were surprised by the presence of people they thought were loyal to them alongside the popular Qahtan. The NLF was invited to
5680-456: The western regions of Lahj and its environs, and these alone constituted more than 60% of the population, 10% were nomads. Qahtan al-Shaabi assumed the presidency of a state that had never existed before, with a collapsed economy. Civilian workers and businessmen left, British support stopped, and the closure of the Suez Canal in 1967 reduced the number of ships crossing Aden by 75%. The National Liberation Front had approximately 4,000 members,
5760-543: Was able to establish strong relations with Cuba , East Germany , North Korea , China , and the Soviet Union . Despite its efforts to bring stability into the region, it was involved in a brief civil war in 1986 . The PDRY unified with the Yemen Arab Republic , on 22 May 1990 to form the present-day Republic of Yemen . In 1838, Muhsin Bin Fadl, Sultan of Lahej ceded 194 km (75 sq mi) of Aden to
5840-569: Was considered the best in the Arabian Peninsula and that the illiteracy rate was 2% of the population. In 1976, the South Yemen national football team participated in the AFC Asian Cup , where the team lost to Iraq 1–0 and to Iran 8–0. They entered their only World Cup qualification campaign in 1986 and were knocked out in the first round by Bahrain . On 2 September 1965, South Yemen played their first international match against
5920-568: Was declared in 1963, when the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) rebelled against the British rule. The Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia were overthrown to become the People's Republic of Southern Yemen (PRSY) on 30 November 1967. On 22 June 1969, the Marxist–Leninist faction of the NLF led by Abdel Fattah Ismail and Salim Rubai Ali , overthrew
6000-498: Was divided into six governorates (Arabic: muhafazat ), with roughly natural boundaries . From 1967 to 1978, each given a name by numeral . The state changed this practice in the mid-1980s but gave the governorates geographical or historical names and ensured that their borders did not coincide with tribal allegiances. Today, this legacy contributes to misunderstanding and confusion when discussing political issues and allegiances in Yemen. The islands of Kamaran (until 1972, when it
6080-508: Was known as the Council of Ministers, and was formed by the Supreme People's Council. Local representative bodies were the people's councils, and their decisions were taken into account when the members of the Supreme People's Council were governing. Local executive bodies were the executive bureaus of the people's councils. The highest court was the Supreme Court of South Yemen, other courts in
6160-508: Was originally raised as the 5th Regiment Madras Native Cavalry on 23 October 1787 as part of the Madras Presidency Army. In 1788, it was re-designated as the 1st Madras Native Cavalry and in 1816 its name was changed to 1 Madras Light Cavalry. The Regiment was yet again renamed as the 1st Regiment of Madras Lancers in 1886, and was known by that title till the turn of the century, when it was changed to 1st Madras Lancers. In 1903 it
6240-729: Was renamed as the 26th Light Cavalry and three years later it became the Prince of Wales Own Light Cavalry and then in 1910, it became the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry. During this time it participated in the Third Mysore War , 1789–1792, the Fourth Mysore War , 1793–1798. Campaigns against Dhoondia Wagh and the Polygars , 1799–1830. Campaigns in Afghanistan and Burma, between, 1880–1914. The 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry served in
6320-584: Was seized by North Yemen), Perim , Socotra , Abd-el-Kuri , Samha (inhabited), Darsah and others uninhabited from the Socotra archipelago were districts ( mudiriyat ) of the First/Aden Governorate being under the Prime Minister's supervision. During British rule, economic development in South Yemen was restricted to the city of Aden , focused mainly on the port and on the British military bases. As
6400-452: Was the only time the country went to the Olympics until unification in 1990. Women's rights under the socialist government were considered the best in the region. Women became legally equal to men and were encouraged to work in public; polygamy, child marriage, and arranged marriage were all banned; and equal rights in divorce received legal sanction. Following independence, South Yemen
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