Aden. Information.
ADEN (The Colony of Aden or Aden Colony) was a British Crown colony from 1937 to 1963 located in the south of contemporary Yemen. Area - 192 sq. km. Population - 138 441 (1955) Capital - Aden. On 19 January 1839, the British East India Company landed Royal Marines at Aden to occupy the territory and stop attacks by pirates against British shipping to India. The British Army considered Aden an important place due to its location, as the Navy could easily access the port at Aden for fuelling purposes. Later, British influence extended progressively into the hinterland, both west and east, with the establishment of the Aden Protectorate. In 1937, Aden was separated from British India to become a Crown Colony, a status that it retained until 1963. It consisted of the port city of Aden and its immediate surroundings (an area of 192 km?, 75 sq. miles). The Aden Settlement, and later Aden Colony, also included the outlying islands of Kamaran (de facto), Perim and Kuria Muria. Through the latter years of its existence, the Colony of Aden was plagued by civil unrest. On 18 January 1963, the colony was reconstituted as the State of Aden, within the new Federation of South Arabia. With this Sir Charles Hepburn Johnston stepped down as the last Governor of Aden. British rule ended on 30 November 1967. The federation became the People's Republic of South Yemen, and in line with other formerly British Arab territories in the Middle East, it did not join the British Commonwealth. Currency : Indian Rupee (1937–1951) East African Shilling (1951–1963)
