South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, was a country in South Arabia that existed in what is now southeast Yemen from 1967 until its unification with the Yemen Arab Republic in 1990. The sole communist state in the Middle East and the Arab world, it comprised the southern and eastern governorates of the present-day Republic of Yemen, including the islands of Perim, Kamaran, and the Socotra Archipelago. It bordered the Yemen Arab Republic to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the east, the Arabian Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Aden to the south.
Independent People's Republic of South Yemen renames itself as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, was a country in South Arabia that existed in what is now southeast Yemen from 1967 until...
Historical Significance
South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, was a country in South Arabia that existed in what is now southeast Yemen from 1967 until its unification with the Yemen Arab Republic in 1990.
Events Before
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
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Tommy Morrison is born
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Christy Turlington is born
Christy Turlington is born
Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for not arguing with the referees
Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for not arguing with the referees
Atlantic Records releases Led Zeppelin’s eponymous debut album in the United States
Atlantic Records releases Led Zeppelin’s eponymous debut album in the United States
Events After
Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US
Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US
1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK
1st "Quickie" Divorce granted in UK
Tamla Records releases Marvin Gaye's single "What's Going On" about police brutality, from the album of the same name
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Military coup in Uganda led by Major General Idi Amin
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General Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote and appoints himself President and Dictator of Uganda
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Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US
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- What happened on December 1, 1970?
- South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, was a country in South Arabia that existed in what is now southeast Yemen from 1967 until its unification with the Yemen Arab Republic in 1990. The sole communist state in the Middle East and the Arab world, it comprised the southern and eastern governorates of the present-day Republic of Yemen, including the islands of Perim, Kamaran, and the Socotra Archipelago. It bordered the Yemen Arab Republic to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the east, the Arabian Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Aden to the south.
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- South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, was a country in South Arabia that existed in what is now southeast Yemen from 1967 until its unification with the Yemen Arab Republic in 1990.