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Colony of Aden

British colony in Arabia, 1937–1963 Aden Colonyمُسْتْعَمَرَةْ عَدَنْ1937–1963 Flag Badge Anthem: God Save the King (1937–1952)God Save the Queen (1952–1963)Map of Aden within the Aden ColonyMap of the Aden Colony and its dependencies in redStatusBritish colonyCapitalAden12°48′N 45°02′E / 12.800°N 45.033°E / 12.800; 45.033Common languagesEnglishArabicDemonymAdeneseGovernmentConstitutional monarchyMonarch • 1937–1952 George VI• 1952–1963 Elizabeth II Governor • 1937–1940 Sir Bernard Reilly• 1960–1963 Sir Charles Johnston LegislatureLegislative CouncilHistory • Aden Settlement established 1839• Aden Colony established 1937• State of Aden established 18 January 1963 Population• 1955 138,230 CurrencyIndian Rupee (1937–1951)East African Shilling (1951–1963) Preceded by Succeeded by Aden Province Federation of South Arabia Part of a series on theHistory of Yemen Timeline Ancient history Kingdom of Awsan (c. 800 – c. 700 BC) Kingdom of Saba' (c. 1200 – c. 275 CE) Kingdom of Ḥaḑramawt (c. 1000 – c. 290 BCE) Kingdom of Qatabān (c. 1000 – c. 200 AD) Kingdom of Ma'in (c. 600 – c. 150 BCE) Kingdom of Ḥimyar (c. 110 – c. 525 CE) Axumite Yemen (c. 517 – c. 570 ) Sasanian Yemen (c. 570 – c. 630 ) Islamic history First Islamic state (c. 622 – c. 632) Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate Ziyadid dynasty Najahid dynasty Sulayhid dynasty Zurayids (266–316) Hamdanids (304–439) Mahdids (304–439) Ayyubid dynasty Rasulid dynasty Tahirid state (266–316) Kathiri State (304–439) Modern history Ottoman Eyalet Qasimid state Aden Protectorate Ottoman vilayet Mutawakkilite Kingdom South Yemen (1967–1990) North Yemen (1962–1990) Unified Yemen (1990-present) Related topics Portuguese Socotra Yemeni unification 1994 Civil War Yemeni revolution Civil war (2014–present) COVID-19 pandemic Red Sea crisis Yemen portalvte Aden Colony (Arabic: مُسْتْعَمَرَةْ عَدَنْ, romanized: Musta'marat 'Adan) was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1963 located in the southern part of modern-day Yemen.

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