Existed: 30 November 1967 - 22 May 1990
Status: Independent nation
Capital: Aden
Where: Arabian Peninsula
Now: Incorporated into Yemen
- On 30th November 1967, the British territories of the Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia together achieved full independence as the People's Republic of South Yemen.
- On 1st December 1970, the Marxist government renamed the country to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
- On 22nd May 1990, South Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) merged to become the present-day Republic of Yemen.
- Following a civil war, South Yemen declared itself independent again (as the Democratic Republic of Yemen) on 21st May 1994, although this was not recognised by the international community. It was fully reincorporated into the Republic of Yemen on 7th July 1994.
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