South Yemen: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen • People’s Republic of Southern Yemen • Aden Protectorate • Democratic Yemen • Aden Settlement
Date	1967 - 1990

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Map of Yemen before 1990 unification, showing South Yemen in purple from Aden east through Abyan, Shabwah, Hadhramaut, and Al-Mahra, including Socotra, beside the green Yemen Arab Republic of North Yemen.

Women march in Aden carrying FLOSY banners with Arabic writing; one young woman holds a sign bearing the movement's name.

National Liberation Front members march through Yemen carrying rifles and red, white, and black flags.

Portrait of Abdul Fattah Ismail in a blue suit and dotted tie, seated with his hands clasped below his chin.

Vice President Ali Salem al-Beidh, left, and President Ali Abdullah Saleh sit behind a cluster of microphones at a press conference.

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