Al-Jalal
Immortal Pages from Aden’s Historic Struggle in the 1960s
These historical photographs document a chapter of the publications issued by the British authorities during the Aden Emergency (1963–1967) and the glorious 14 October Revolution.
These publications and security wanted lists were distributed and displayed by the British occupation forces and their allies as part of their psychological and security warfare, in an attempt to break the spirit of the resistance and capture the heroic freedom fighters belonging to the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) in Aden’s historic neighbourhoods, including Sheikh Othman, Crater, Al-Mualla, and others.
However, these repressive measures only strengthened the resolve and determination of Aden’s free people. Through their blood, courage, and steadfastness, they wrote some of the most remarkable chapters of heroism, culminating in national independence on 30 November 1967.
We republish these historical documents today so that our children and young people in Aden and everywhere else may learn about them and truly understand the price of freedom, the greatness of their fathers’ and grandfathers’ struggle, the brutality of occupation, the disgrace of collaboration, and the resilience of the people of Aden, who never surrendered their dignity.