Aden Colony
Aden Colony (Arabic: مُسْتْعَمَرَةْ عَدَنْ, Musta'marat 'Adan), also the Colony of Aden, located in the south of contemporary Yemen, was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1963. It consisted of the port of Aden and its immediate surroundings (an area of 192 km2 (74 sq mi)).
Aden Colony مُسْتْعَمَرَةْ عَدَنْ | |||||||||
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| Status | Crown colony of the United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Capital | Aden 12°48′N 45°02′E | ||||||||
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| Demonym(s) | Adenese | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1937–1952 | George VI | ||||||||
• 1952–1963 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1937–1940 | Sir Bernard Reilly | ||||||||
• 1960–1963 | Sir Charles Johnston | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Aden Settlement established | 1839 | ||||||||
• Aden Colony established | 1937 | ||||||||
• State of Aden established | 18 January 1963 | ||||||||
• State of Aden disestablished | 30 November 1967 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1955 | 138,230 | ||||||||
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Prior to 1937, Aden had been governed as part of India (originally as the Aden Settlement subordinate to the Bombay Presidency, and then as a Chief Commissioner's province). Under the Government of India Act 1935 the territory was detached from India and established as a colony of the United Kingdom; this separation took effect on 1 April 1937.
On 18 January 1963, Aden Colony was reconstituted as the State of Aden (وِلْاَيَةْ عَدَنْ, Wilāyat ʿAdan) within the new Federation of South Arabia. The federation in turn became the People's Republic of South Yemen on 30 November 1967, marking the end of British rule.
The hinterland of Aden Colony was separately governed as the Aden Protectorate.