North Yemen
North Yemen | |||||||||
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| 1918–1990 | |||||||||
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(1927–1970) Bottom: Emblem (1974–1990) | |||||||||
| Anthems: السلام الوطني (Royal Salute) (1918–1970) Peace to the Land (1962–1978) إرادة أمة 'Iiradat 'Uma "A Nation's Will" (1978–1990) | |||||||||
.svg.png) Map of the Kingdom of Yemen before 1934 | |||||||||
 Location of North Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula after shrinking in 1934. | |||||||||
| Status | Member of the Arab League (1945-1990) Member of the United Nations (1947–1990) Member of the United Arab States (1958–1961) | ||||||||
| Capital | Sanaa (1918–1948, 1962–1990) Taiz (1948–1962) | ||||||||
| Largest city | Sanaa | ||||||||
| Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | |||||||||
| Government | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1970) Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990) Details
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| History | |||||||||
• Independence from the Ottoman Empire | 30 October 1918 | ||||||||
• 26 September Revolution | 26 September 1962 | ||||||||
| 1 December 1970 | |||||||||
• Yemeni unification | 22 May 1990 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 195,000 km2 (75,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Currency | North Yemeni rial | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||||||
| Calling code | 967 | ||||||||
 Map of the Yemen Arab Republic | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Yemen | ||||||||
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North Yemen refers to the former Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990) and the Kingdom of Yemen (1918–1962). It was located in what is now modern-day northern Yemen, in southern Arabian Peninsula.
Although the two nations never officially used the name "North Yemen", but this name was starting to be used to distinguish the two terrorities since 1967. Before 1967, North Yemen was simply called "Yemen". In 1970, South Yemen changed its name to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the two territories were called both North and South Yemen. They will eventually be unified in 1990, becoming a single nation.
In 1962, a civil war broke out in North Yemen, it lasted for 8 years between the royalists of the Kingdom of Yemen and the republicans of the Yemen Arab Republic. The republicans won and ruled the country until 1990 (unification).
References
- ↑ "Constitution of the Yemen Arab Republic, 1970". al-bab.com. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ↑ Bühler, Konrad G. (February 8, 2001). State Succession and Membership in International Organizations. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9041115536. Retrieved February 13, 2018.