ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Yemen </title> <META name="keywords" keyword=""> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2005-2006 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> History of Yemen <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xyemen.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xyemen.html"> <img src = "../banners/banyemen.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on March 7th 2005 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Yemen </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1636 <BR> 1763 <BR><BR> 1839 <BR> 1849 <BR> 1858-1937 <BR> 1869 <BR> 1872 <BR> 1876 <BR> 1888-1902 <BR> 1904 <BR> 1916-1929 <BR> 1918 <BR> 1926 <BR> 1934 <BR> 1937 <BR> 1945 <BR> 1947 <BR> 1948 <BR> 1949-1950 <BR> 1951 <BR> 1955 <BR> 1958 <BR><BR> 1962 <BR><BR> 1962 <BR> 1962-1970 <BR><BR> 1963 <BR> 1963-1967 <BR> 1964 <BR> 1965 <BR> 1967 <BR> 1967 <BR> 1969 <BR> 1970 <BR> 1970 <BR><BR> 1970 <BR> 1972 <BR> 1974 <BR> 1977 <BR> 1978 <BR> 1978 <BR> 1984 <BR> 1986 <BR> 1989 <BR> 1990 <BR> 1990 <BR><BR> 1991 <BR> 1993 <BR> 1994 <BR> 1994-1995 <BR> 1995 <BR> 1995 <BR> 1998 <BR> 1998 <BR> 1998 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Zaydi Dynasty expelled Ottoman Turks <BR> German explorer Carsten Niebuhr travelled through Yemen; his report was <BR> published in 1772 <BR> British occupation of Aden <BR> Ottoman reconquest of Northern Yemen <BR> Aden administrated as part of British India <BR> Opening of the Suez Canal greatly increased strategic importance of Aden <BR> North Yemen occupied by Ottomans <BR> North Yemen annexed by Ottoman Empire <BR> The British signed protectorate treaties with Emirates in South Yemen <BR> British-Ottoman dispute over border <BR> Railway construction in South Yemen, centered on Aden <BR> North Yemen seceded from the Ottoman Empire <BR> North Yemen proclaimed Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen <BR> Saudi-Yemeni War <BR> Aden administratively separated from British India <BR> North Yemen joined Arab League <BR> North Yemen joined UN <BR> North Yemen : revolution; Imam Yahya killed <BR> 43,000 (out of 45,000) Yemenite Jews emigrated to Israel <BR> Aden : Currency Reform; Indian Rupee replaced by East African Shilling <BR> North Yemen : coup failed to topple Imamate <BR> Six statelets under Brit. protection in S. Yemen formed Federation of Emirates <BR> of the Arab South <BR> Revolution in Northern Yemen, toppling the Zaydi Dynasty; establishment <BR> of Y.A.R. (Yemen Arab Republic) <BR> Federation of Emirates of the Arab South renamed Federation of South Arabia <BR> Civil War in Northern Yemen; Republicans supported by Egypt, Royalists <BR> by Saudi Arabia <BR> Aden joined Federation of South Arabia <BR> Struggle for Independence in Southern Yemen (Aden) <BR> North Yemen : Currency Reform, introduction of Rial <BR> South Yemen : Currency Reform; South Yemen Dinar introduced <BR> Egyptian troops pulled out of Yemen <BR> The British withdrew from Aden; South Yemen independent <BR> Coup d'etat <BR> Saudi Arabia recognized Y.A.R. <BR> South Yemen renamed People's Republic of Yemen; Marxism official ideology; <BR> close ties with USSR established; Soviet navy used Aden as base <BR> North Yemen adopted a Democratic Constitution <BR> Border War between North, South Yemen <BR> North Yemen : military coup d'etat; constitution suspended <BR> North Yemeni strongman al-Hamdi assassinated <BR> North Yemeni strongman al-Ghashni killed <BR> Border War between South, North Yemen <BR> Oil discovered in North Yemen <BR> South Yemen Civil War (12 days) <BR> Negotiations on the Unification of Yemen begun <BR> South, North Yemen unified <BR> In consequence of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, audi Arabia expelled 850,000 <BR> Yemeni workers <BR> Constitution for unified Yemen adopted <BR> First post-unification elections held <BR> Yemeni Civil War <BR> Saudi-Yemeni border clashes <BR> Eritrean seizure of Yemeni-hels island in the Red Sea, Hanish al Kabir <BR> Yemen : Currency Reform, Rial placed on decimal footing <BR> Following arbitration, Hanish al Kabir returned to Yemeni rule <BR> Saudi-Yemeni border conflict <BR> Tribal rebellion in Yemen <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> History of Yemen, from <A HREF = "http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/yemen/history.htm"><B>Lonely Planet</B></A> <BR> Middle East : Yemen, from <A HREF = "http://www.countriesquest.com/middle_east/yemen.htm"><B>Countries Quest</B></A> <BR> Article History of Yemen, from <A HREF = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Yemen"><B>Wikipedia</B></A> <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.globalfindata.com/frameset.php3?location=/gh/index.html"><B>Global History of Currencies</B></A>, click for Yemen <BR> Railways in Yemen, poted by <A HREF = "http://www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/yemen.html"><B>Andrew Grantham</B></A> <BR> Timeline : Yemen, from <A HREF = "http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/country_profiles/newsid_1706000/1706450.stm"> <B>BBC News</B></A> <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~gkandasw/personal/numismatics/southArabia.html"><B>South Arabia</B></A> by Gopi Kandaswamy <BR> Israel-Diaspora Relations : Yemen, from <A HREF = "http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/concepts/d2-6.html"><B> Dept. for Jewish Zionist Education</B></A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> REFERENCE </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman"> Click here to go <A HREF = "../../index.html">Home</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../../about.html">Information about KMLA, WHKMLA, the author and webmaster</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../..links.html">Statistics</A><BR> </font> <BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; 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