Federation of South Arabia

federal state under British protection in what would become South Arabia

Key facts

1963: Sir Charles Johnston
1965: Abdul-Qawi Hassan Makkawi
1967: Sir Humphrey Trevelyan
Status: British protectorate
Capital: Aden
Common languages: Arabic , English
Government: Federal union of protectorates
1963 1964: Sir Kennedy Trevaskis
1964 1967: Sir Richard Turnbull
1963 1965: Zayn Abdu Baharun
1965 1966: Ali Musa al-Babakr
1966 1967: Salih al-Awadli
Historical era

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Today part ofYemen

Map of the Federation and the Protectorate of South Arabia. Military event held in the Fadhli Sultanate to celebrate the new Federation The Federation of South Arabia (FSA; Arabic: اتحاد الجنوب العربي Ittiḥād al-Janūb al-‘Arabī) was a federal state under British protection in what later became South Yemen. Its capital was Aden.