National Liberation Front | political organization, Yemen | Britannica (original) (raw)

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Aden

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  In Aden
  …Yemen (FLOSY) and the Marxist-oriented National Liberation Front (NLF), for eventual control of the country. It was as a part of the NLF-ruled People’s Republic of Southern Yemen that Aden achieved its independence on November 30, 1967, and became the national capital in 1968 of what was known as South…
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Yemen

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  In Yemen: Two Yemeni states
  …new, radical alternative movement, the National Liberation Front (NLF), drew its support primarily from indigenous elements in the south. As the time for independence drew near, the conflict between the various groups, and especially between the NLF and FLOSY, escalated into open warfare for the right to govern after British…
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