Independence of South of Yemen in the 30th of November is historical
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 6/12/2008
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After Passing 41 years of independence on
announcing the independence in November 30, 1967 and departing the
British occupier from the south of Yemen, the people's memory recalls
scenes of incidents and tacks accompanied announcing the independence.
The
prospect of the action (announcing the independence) is still drawn in
the history's pages of national struggle for independence for it is
red-letter and unforgotten day.
Concerning national memories,
Dr. Hussein Umer (Pensioner) and one of the participants in the
ceremony of announcing independence says "incidents and scenes went
fast to foreshadow the approaching of the national independence since
the national front took the sovereignty of Crater city in the 20th of
June 1967. This operation brought back of the Arab Nation and broke the
frustration she lived after the setback of the 5th June to bring
victories of the Yemeni revolution of the 14th of October 1963 when
revolutionists could overthrow occupier authority in Dhale'a Emirate on
August 28, 1967 and the rest of occupied areas was falling
consecutively till the last one of theme on October 29 1967."
He
continued that during this period, definitely in the 2nd of September
1967 " for the first time, the national front held a conference in
Zunjubar City in Abyan Governorate to announce it is the legal
representative of the South (of Yemen) and that it had seized most of
its areas and claimed responsibility on working on freeing the rest of
parts. The front argued Britain to negotiate with it and submit the
authority to it, a matter forced Britain acknowledging the National
Front (NF)as a sole representative to the south."
"The front
called for negotiation over independence and naming the negotiating
delegation and agreed on defining a delegation headed by struggler
Qahtan al-Sha'abi. The talks were held in Geneva on November 21-29,
1967 and signed a memo of points they agreed on concerning independence
and announcing the republic in the south. The memo was singed by Lord
Shaklitine from the British part and by Qahtan Al-Sha'abi from the NF
part. The agreement named the 30 of November the National Independence
Day and included British complete acknowledgment of the republic named
the People's Republic of South of Yemen from the day of independence,"
he added.
Dr. Hussein mentioned that international media
outlets talked about the most items of the agreement on November 29.
Hearing about this news, the whole people came out from all parts of
Yemen, hailing this great news in the Yemeni Revolution history,
gathered in Aden city.
Most people, he noted, did not sleep
that night and poured early morning to Khour Maksar Airport waiting for
the delegation repeating victory slogans and then went on foot to the
quarter of the celebration where al-Sha'abi addressed the audience in a
historic address for announcing the new republic in the south and
announcing the 30th of November a national day. During the ceremony
Qahtan al-Sha'abi had been installed a president to the new republic.
What was happened in Geneva's negotiation?
While
the journalist Hassan, one of the revolutionists, recalls what was
happened in the negations, saying the delegation chosen for the
negotiations was composed of Qahtan al-Sha'abi as a head and membership
of both Abdul-Fattah Ismail, Faisal al-Sha'abi, Saif al-Dhalei,
Mohammad al-Bishi, Khaled Abdul-Aziz and colonel Abdullah Saleh Aulaqi.
"The thing that attracted attention of the journalist who
covered the tacks of independence negotiations were the comments of
Lord Shakletin over al-Sha'abi speech, when he said ' he pretended that
members of his delegation were not professional negotiators but his
organized remarks approves the converse to British people' which is
strong reason on affirming qualification of the national front which
extended its strength to negotiations," Hasan said.
He
continued that after finishing negotiations, the independence day has
been announced on the 30th of November when thousands of people from
different country's governorates raising motto of independence and
victory gathered in Ittihad city which was named later Al-Sha'ab City.
In the city a great carnival festival was held included military parade
from units of the National Front, Public Guards and from all revolution
groups in addition to popular parade from different popular sectors;
workers, farmers, fishers, women union, students and youth.
The
historical address delivered by Abdul-Fattah Ismael in the 30th of
November 1967 in which announced about the 36th document of the 14th
Revolution documents in addition to declaration and decisions of the
public leadership of the national front on the occasion of the
independence day during which a number of leaderships have been
appointed.
In the ceremony, the previous area known at that
time Aden and its eastern and western protectorates and all its islands
reconsidered one city under the new national country and that general
public leadership of the NF was the legislative authority of the new
country in the south of Yemen. The national front was also the sole
political system of the country. Qahtan al-Sha'abi was then appointed a
president to the republic for a period of two years.
Journalist
Hasan said the announcement's speech said " the great victory achieved
by our people was realized since firing the first shot in Radfan
revolutionary Mountains and the first bomb exploded in Aden was the
basis for making this victory our people struggle for for four years of
great struggle lead by the national front and forced the occupation to
banish the last soldier of its army from our country."
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