Radfan event on the anniversary of the October 14 Revolution (South24)
South Yemen: Celebrations on the October 14 Revolution Anniversary
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Thu, 13-10-2022 04:06 PM, Aden
Lahj (South24)
Radfan region of Lahj governorate, South Yemen, witnessed a large public celebration on the 59th anniversary of the October 14 Revolution, which took place against the British colonialism.
Thousands of participants carried the flags of the former state of South Yemen, and chanted slogans calling for the restoration of the state, in the presence of prominent Southern political and military officials.
Prominent Southern officials in Radfan marking the anniversary of the October 14 Revolution (South24)
The head of the STC National Assembly Major General Ahmed bin Break delivered a speech in which he called on the residents of Hadramaut governorate to "rise up" on Friday.
Bin Break said: "From Radfan platform, I call on the people of Hadramout in the Wadi (Valley) and Sahil (Coast) to rise up tomorrow and participate in the Seiyun event."
The main political and tribal bodies in Hadramout governorate had called a few days ago to participate in a major event on October 14, in the city of Seiyun.
Prominent Southern officials in Radfan marking the anniversary of the October 14 Revolution (South24)
The event came within the framework of popular movements against the presence of the pro-Islah forces in the First Military District, in the oil-rich Wadi Hadramout.
In the capital, Aden, the STC organized an artistic and rhetorical ceremony on the anniversary of the October 14 Revolution.
The October 14 Revolution is an armed revolution launched in 1963 in South Yemen against British colonialism, which ruled the region for more than a century.
An artistic and rhetorical event in Aden on the anniversary of October 14 Revolution (South24)
The revolution culminated in the declaration of the independence of South Yemen on November 30, 1967 and the formation of an independent state. Radfan, which includes a number of districts, is considered the cornerstone of this revolution and the starting point of its spark.
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