Yemeni–Adenese clan violence
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Yemeni–Adenese clan violence refers to
sectarian violence Sectarian violence and/or sectarian strife is a form of communal violence which is inspired by sectarianism, that is, discrimination, hatred or prejudice between different sects of a particular mode of an ideology or different sects of a religio ...
in
Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
and
Aden Aden ( ar, عدن ' Yemeni: ) is a city, and since 2015, the temporary capital of Yemen, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some east of the strait Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000 people. ...
during 1956–60, resulting in some 1,000 deaths.


Background

In 1950,
Kennedy Trevaskis Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicholas Trevaskis, (1 January 1915 – 14 March 1990) was a British colonial official and army officer. He served as High Commissioner of Aden from 1963 to 1965.Anthony d'Avray, 'Trevaskis, Sir (Gerald) Kennedy Nicholas (1915 ...
, the Advisor for the Western Protectorate drew up a plan for the British protectorate states to form two federations, corresponding to the two-halves of the protectorate. Although little progress was made in bringing the plan to fruition, it was considered a provocation by
Ahmad bin Yahya , succession = King and Imam of Yemen , image = YemenAhmad.jpg , image_size = , caption = , reign = 17 February 1948 – 19 September 1962 , predecessor = Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din , successor = ...
, the leader of the
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( ar, المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية '), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the nor ...
. In addition to his role as king, he also served as the
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of the ruling Zaidi branch of
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. He feared that a successful federation in the
Shafi‘i The Shafii ( ar, شَافِعِي, translit=Shāfiʿī, also spelled Shafei) school, also known as Madhhab al-Shāfiʿī, is one of the four major traditional schools of religious law (madhhab) in the Sunnī branch of Islam. It was founded by ...
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te protectorates would serve as a beacon for discontented Shafi‘ites who inhabited the coastal regions of Yemen. To counter the threat, Ahmad stepped up Yemeni efforts to undermine British control.


Violence

In the mid-1950s, Yemen supported a number of revolts by disgruntled tribes against the protectorate states. The sectarian violence in Yemen Kingdom and Aden during 1956–60 resulted in some 1,000 deaths. The appeal of Yemen was limited initially in the protectorate but a growing intimacy between Yemen and the popular
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and the formation of the
United Arab States The United Arab States (UAS, ar, الدول العربية المتحدة) was a short-lived confederation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (North Yemen) from 1958 to 1961. The United Arab R ...
increased its attraction.


See also

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List of wars involving Yemen This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Yemen and its predecessor states. North Yemen South Yemen Unified Yemen References {{Asia topic, List of wars involving, title=Lists of wars involving Asian countries Yemen Wars ...


References

Arab rebellions Conflicts in 1956 Wars involving Yemen South Yemen {{MEast-hist-stub Sectarianism