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

Then there are also secessionists who want to restore a separate country of South Yemen, which existed from 1967 to 1990.

From Washington Times

The coalition drives the Houthis and Saleh loyalists from Aden in south Yemen and from Marib, northeast of Sanaa.

From Reuters

When civil war broke out in South Yemen in 1986, the yacht was rerouted to help evacuate civilians.

From Washington Post

Finally, the two established a border splitting north and south Yemen — a division that has endured throughout the country’s modern history and has flared again in the current civil war.

From Seattle Times

When the last batch of British troops left Aden in late November 1967, the People’s Republic of South Yemen was born with Aden its capital.

From Seattle Times