Labels:book | hakham | reckoner | sky OCR: FLIGHT OPTIONS Yemen The uod of Aden was annexed by the British in 1839 as part of number of naval bases used protect the Indian Empire At this time Yemen was ruled from Saana by imams authoritarian extr remist leaders In order protect their interests, the British created the artificial division North and South Yemen and proclaimed the south the Aden Protectorate Yemen united with the rest of the Arab Mnd n hostility towards Britain during the Suez war of 1956 and despite the loss of the Suez Canal at this time, the British were determined to retain Aden as base of operations in the Gulf Following the death of Imam Ahmad in 1962 the Egyptians organised coup in Saana only to be met by fierce resistance from the imam tribes, supported by the Saudis and the British The bombing of guerilla bas ...
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