2021-FEB-23

Polity Timeline
SOUTH ARABIA

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

ADEN Colony and Protectorates

(Aden)

- ADEN

1937-04-01:

BRITISH ADEN Colony and Protectorates

(Aden)

- ADEN

1959-02-11:

Federation of ARAB EMIRATES OF THE SOUTH [Supreme Council of Federation]

(Aden ^a + Bir Ahmad ^b)

- ARAB EMIRATES OF THE SOUTH

1967-11-30:

People´s Republic of SOUTH YEMEN

(Madinat Ash Shaab ^a + Aden ^b)

- SOUTH YEMEN

1990-05-21:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Supreme People´s Council]

(Aden)

- SOUTH YEMEN

1994-05-21:

Democratic Republic of YEMEN [Presidential Council in Rebellion]

(Aden)

- YEMEN-ADEN

1994-07-08:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN

(Aden)

- SOUTHERN YEMEN

2007-01-01:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN [rebellion]

(Aden)

- SOUTHERN YEMEN

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

ADEN Colony and Protectorates

(Aden)

- ADEN

1937-04-01:

BRITISH ADEN Colony and Protectorates

(Aden)

- ADEN

1959-02-11:

Federation of ARAB EMIRATES OF THE SOUTH [Supreme Council of Federation]

(Aden ^a + Bir Ahmad ^b)

- ARAB EMIRATES OF THE SOUTH

1967-11-30:

People´s Republic of SOUTH YEMEN

(Madinat Ash Shaab ^a + Aden ^b)

- SOUTH YEMEN

1970-11-30:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Presidential Council]

(Aden)

- SOUTH YEMEN

1990-05-22:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN

(Aden)

- SOUTHERN YEMEN

1994-05-21:

Democratic Republic of YEMEN [Presidential Council in Rebellion]

(Aden)

- YEMEN-ADEN

1994-07-08:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN

(Aden)

- SOUTHERN YEMEN

2007-01-01:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN [rebellion]

(Aden)

- SOUTHERN YEMEN

2009-04-27:

SOUTH YEMEN Movement

(Zinjibar ^q)

- SOUTH YEMEN

2012-02-21:

SOUTHERN Movement´s Supreme Council

(Zinjibar ^q)

- SOUTH YEMEN

2015-12-22:

((Aden))

- SOUTH YEMEN

2016-12-16:

((Aden))

- SOUTH ARABIA

2017-05-01:

Southern Transitional Council : STC [Popular Resistance Committees of the South]

((Aden))

- SOUTH ARABIA

2017-08-22:

Southern Transitional Council : STC

((Aden))

- SOUTH ARABIA

2018-09-29:

Southern Transitional Council : STC

(Aden)

- SOUTH ARABIA

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

INDIA +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1937-04-01:

UNITED KINGDOM

1967-11-30:

SOUTH YEMEN

1990-05-22:

YEMEN

1994-05-21:

YEMEN-ADEN

1994-07-08:

YEMEN

2009-04-27:

PAN-ISLAM +

SOUTH YEMEN +

YEMEN +

ARABIAN PENINSULA +

2015-03-20:

SOUTH YEMEN +

YEMEN-ADEN +

2015-03-25:

SAUDI ARABIA +

SOUTH YEMEN +

YEMEN +

2017-04-04:

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES +

SAUDI ARABIA +

SOUTH ARABIA +

YEMEN +

2017-05-12:

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES +

SOUTH ARABIA +

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Aden

1959-02-11:

Aden + Bir Ahmad

1959-09-02:

Aden + Al-Ittihad City

1967-11-30:

Madinat Ash-Sha´b+ ´Adan

1968-01-02:

´Adan + Madinat Ash-Sha´b

1970-11-30:

´Adan

2009-04-27:

Zingibar

2015-03-22:

Zingibar + ´Ataq

2015-03-28:

´Ataq

2015-04-01:

(´Adan)

2015-04-24:

Sah

2015-04-28:

(´Adan)

2018-01-28:

´Adan

2019-07-28:

Al-Buraiqeh

2020-04-07:

At-Tawahi

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

ADEN

1959-02-11:

ARAB EMIRATES OF THE SOUTH

1962-04-04:

SOUTH ARABIA

1967-11-30:

YAMAN AL-JANUB

1970-11-30:

YAMAN-ADAN

1990-05-22:

YAMAN AL-JANUB

1994-05-21:

YAMAN-ADAN

1994-07-08:

YAMAN AL-JANUB

2016-04-29:

ARABIYA AL-JANUB

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

ADEN Colony and Protectorates

1932-04-01:

ADEN Province

1937-04-01:

BRITISH ADEN Colony and Protectorates

1959-02-11:

Federation of ARAB EMIRATES OF THE SOUTH [Supreme Council of Federation]

1962-04-04:

Federation of SOUTH ARABIA [Supreme Council of Federation]

1963-01-18:

Aden and Protectorates of SOUTH ARABIA [Supreme Council of Federation]

1967-11-30:

People´s Republic of SOUTH YEMEN

1969-06-22:

People´s Republic of SOUTH YEMEN [Presidential Council]

1970-11-30:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Presidential Council]

1978-12-27:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Supreme People´s Council]

1990-05-22:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN

1994-05-21:

Democratic Republic of YEMEN [Presidential Council in Rebellion]

1994-07-08:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN

2007-01-01:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN [rebellion]

2009-04-27:

SOUTH YEMEN Movement

2012-02-21:

SOUTHERN Movement´s Supreme Council

2013-09-01:

Supreme Council of the Peaceful Revolution for Freeing the SOUTH

2014-10-27:

Supreme Council of the Revolutionary and Peaceful SOUTHERN Movement

2015-12-22:

Popular Resistance Committees of the SOUTH

2017-04-04:

Southern Transitional Council : STC [Popular Resistance Committees of the South]

2017-05-11:

Southern Transitional Council : STC

Ruler changes:

1967-11-30:

People´s Republic of SOUTH YEMEN

(Madinat Ash Shaab ^a + Aden ^b)

- President Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi
(Rais Qahtan Muhammad al-Shaabi)

1969-06-22:

People´s Republic of SOUTH YEMEN [Presidential Council]

(Aden ^a + Madinat Ash Shaab ^b)

- Presidential Council
(Presidential Council)

1969-06-23:

People´s Republic of SOUTH YEMEN [Presidential Council]

(Aden ^a + Madinat Ash Shaab ^b)

- President Salem Ali Rubayyi
(Rais Salem Ali Rubayyi)

1978-06-27:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Presidential Council]

(Aden)

- PM Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani
(PM Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani)

1978-07-01:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Presidential Council]

(Aden)

- President Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani
(Rais Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani)

1978-10-11:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Presidential Council]

(Aden)

- Abdul Fattah Ismail
(Abdul Fattah Ismail Ali al-Jawfi)

1980-04-26:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Supreme People´s Council]

(Aden)

- Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani
(Ali Nasir Muhammad al-Husani)

1985-02-12:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Supreme People´s Council]

(Aden)

- Abdul Fattah Ismail
(Abdul Fattah Ismail Ali al-Jawfi)

1986-01-24:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Supreme People´s Council]

(Aden)

- Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani
(Ali Nasir Muhammad al-Husani)

1986-02-06:

People´s Democratic Republic of Yemen : PDRY [Supreme People´s Council]

(Aden)

- Ali Salim al-Beidh
(Ali Salim al-Baidh)

1990-05-22:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN

(Aden)

-
()

1994-05-21:

Democratic Republic of YEMEN [Presidential Council in Rebellion]

(Aden)

- Ali Salim al-Beidh
(Ali Salim al-Baidh)

1994-05-22:

Democratic Republic of YEMEN [Presidential Council in Rebellion]

(Aden)

- President Ali Salem al-Beidh
(Rais Ali Salim al-Baidh)

1994-07-08:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN

(Aden)

-
()

2007-01-01:

Governorates of SOUTHERN YEMEN [rebellion]

(Aden)

- Ali Mohammed Assadi
(Ali Mohammed Assadi)

2009-04-27:

SOUTH YEMEN Movement

(Zinjibar ^q)

- Hassan Baoum
(Fadi Hassan Ahmed al-Ba´aum)

2011-01-27:

SOUTH YEMEN Movement

(Zinjibar ^q)

- Ali Salem al-Baidh
(Ali Salim al-Baidh)

2013-09-01:

Supreme Council of the Peaceful Revolution for Freeing the SOUTH

(Zinjibar ^q)

- Hassan Baoum
(Fadi Hassan Ahmed al-Ba´aum)

2014-12-03:

Supreme Council of the Revolutionary and Peaceful SOUTHERN Movement

(Zinjibar ^q)

- Tahir Tamah
(Tahir Tamah)

2015-01-22:

Supreme Council of the Revolutionary and Peaceful SOUTHERN Movement

(Zinjibar ^q)

- Hassan Baoum
(Fadi Hassan Ahmed al-Ba´aum)

2017-04-04:

Southern Transitional Council : STC [Popular Resistance Committees of the South]

((Aden))

- Aidarus Al-Zubaidi
(Aidarus al-Zubaidi)

2017-05-11:

Southern Transitional Council : STC

((Aden))

- President Aidarus Al-Zubaidi
(Rais Aidarus al-Zubaidi)