South Yemen

noun

1. a former republic in SW Arabia, on the Gulf of Aden; now a part of Yemen: became a republic in 1967; merged with North Yemen in 1990 Official name (1967–90)People's Democratic Republic of Yemen Name from 1963 to 1967 (excluding Aden)Federation of South ArabiaSouth Arabia See also Yemen North Yemen

Example Sentences

Indeed, North Yemen and South Yemen were separate countries from 1967 to 1990 and fought a civil war in 1994.

From The Daily Beast

During the 1970s, communist regimes also took power in Angola, Mozambique, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Yemen, and Afghanistan.

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