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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 |
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Government | Federal monarchy | ||||||||||||
High Commissioner | |||||||||||||
• 1963
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Sir Charles Johnston | ||||||||||||
• 1963–1964
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Sir Kennedy Trevaskis | ||||||||||||
• 1964–1967
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Sir Richard Turnbull | ||||||||||||
• 1967
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Sir Humphrey Trevelyan | ||||||||||||
Chief Minister | |||||||||||||
• 1963
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Hassan Ali Bayumi | ||||||||||||
• 1963–1965
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Zayn Abdu Baharun | ||||||||||||
• 1965
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Abdul-Qawi Hassan Makkawi | ||||||||||||
• 1965–1966
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Ali Musa al-Babakr | ||||||||||||
• 1966–1967
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Salih al-Awadli | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||||
• Established
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4 April 1962 | ||||||||||||
• Independence
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30 November 1967 | ||||||||||||
Currency | South Arabian dinar | ||||||||||||
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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.
History
It was formed on 4 April 1962 from the 15 protected states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South. The State of Aden, formerly Aden Colony, joined the Federation on 18 January 1963. In June 1964, the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was added for a total of 17 states. A team was sent to the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The Federation was abolished on 30 November 1967, when its status as a British protectorate came to an end, along with that of the Protectorate of South Arabia, and they became the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
States
Flag | Name | Established | Joined | Notes |
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State of Aden | 1963 | |||
Alawi Sheikhdom | unknown | |||
Aqrabi Sheikhdom | 1770 | |||
Audhali Sultanate | 18th century | |||
Emirate of Beihan | 1680 | |||
Dathina Sheikhdom | 18th century | |||
Emirate of Dhala | early 19th century | |||
Fadhli Sultanate | 17th century | |||
Haushabi Sultanate | 18th century | |||
Sultanate of Lahej | 1728 | 1872 | formerly ruled over Aden | |
Lower Aulaqi Sultanate | 18th century | |||
Sultanate of Lower Yafa | ca. 1800 | |||
Muflahi Sheikhdom | 1850 | |||
Sheikhdom of Shaib | 18th century | |||
Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom | 18th century | |||
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate | 18th century | |||
Wahidi Sultanate | 1830 | consisted originally of four sub-sultanates: Wahidi Balhaf, Wahidi Azzan, Wahidi Bir Ali, Wahidi Haban |
List of rulers
State | Ruler | Deposed | House | Reign | Ref(s) |
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Audhali | Salih ibn al-Husayn | 17 September 1967 | Al Audhali | Last reigning Sultan (1928–1967). | |
Lower Aulaqi | Nasir ibn Aidrus | 29 November 1967 | Al Awlaqi | Last reigning Sultan (1947–1967). | |
Upper Aulaqi | Awad ibn Salih | 29 November 1967 | Al Awlaqi | Last reigning Sultan (1935–1967). | |
Beihan | Saleh bin al-Husayn | 28 August 1967 | Al Habieli | Last reigning Emir (1935–1967). | |
Dhala | Shafaul ibn Ali Shaif | 17 August 1967 | Al Amiri | Last reigning Emir (1954–1967). | |
Fadhli | Nasir bin Abdullah | 29 November 1967 | Al Fadhli | Last reigning Sultan (1964–1967). | |
Haushabi | Faisal bin Surur | 29 November 1967 | Al Haushabi | Last reigning Sultan (1955–1967). | |
Lahej | Fadhl VI bin Ali | 17 August 1967 | Al Abdali | Last reigning Sultan (1958–1967). | |
Wahidi Balhaf | Ali ibn Muhammad | 17 August 1967 | Al Wahidi | Last governing Hakim (1967). | |
Wahidi Bir Ali | Alawi ibn Salih | 29 November 1967 | Last reigning Sultan (1955–1967). | ||
Wahidi Haban | Husayn ibn Abdullah | 29 November 1967 | Last reigning Sultan (until 1967). | ||
Lower Yafa | Mahmud ibn Aidrus | 28 August 1967 | Al Afifi | Last reigning Sultan (1954–1967). |
Chief Ministers
- Hassan Ali Bayumi (18 January 1963 – 24 June 1963)
- Zayn Abdu Baharun (9 July 1963 – 23 January 1965)
- Abdul-Qawi Hassan Makkawi (7 March 1965 – 25 September 1965)
- Ali Musa al-Babakr (25 September 1965 – 30 August 1966)
- Salih al-Awadli (30 August 1966 – 30 November 1967)
High Commissioners
- Sir Charles Johnston (18 January 1963 – 17 July 1963)
- Sir Kennedy Trevaskis (17 July 1963 – 21 December 1964)
- Sir Richard Turnbull (21 December 1964 – 22 May 1967)
- Sir Humphrey Trevelyan (22 May 1967 – 30 November 1967)
Postage stamps
The Federation issued its own Adeni postage stamps from 1963 to 1966. Most of its issues were part of the omnibus issues common to all the Commonwealth territories, but it did issue its own definitive stamps on 1 April 1965. The set of 14 included 10 values, from 5 to 75 fils, each depicting the arms of the Federation in a single color, while the top four values (100 fils, 250 fils, 500 fils, and 1 dinar), featured the flag of the Federation.
The stamps referred to above are those listed in the Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. A number of other stamps have also been issued and are listed in Stanley Gibbons and other widely used stamp catalogs. It is possible, or even likely, that some of the stamps of South Arabia were not issued primarily for postal use.