The United Arab States (UAS, ar, الدول العربية المتحدة) was a short-lived
confederation of the
United Arab Republic (
Egypt and
Syria) and the
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( ar, المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية '), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the nor ...
(North Yemen) from 1958 to 1961.
The
United Arab Republic was a sovereign state formed by the union of Egypt and Syria in 1958. The same year, the
Kingdom of Yemen
The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( ar, المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية '), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the nor ...
(North Yemen), which had already signed a defense pact with Egypt, joined with the new state in 1958 in a loose confederation called the United Arab States. One reason for this decision was the fact that, for a long time, Yemen had felt threatened by its considerably larger and more powerful northern neighbour,
Saudi Arabia (the two had fought
a war in 1934, and still shared a partially undemarcated border), and thus saw the confederation as a source of security.
However, unlike the member countries of the United Arab Republic, North Yemen remained an independent sovereign state. It maintained its
UN membership and separate embassies throughout the whole period of confederation.
Neither the union nor the confederation fulfilled their role as vehicles of
pan-Arabism or
Arab nationalism, as they were dissolved in 1961.
See also
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United Arab Republic, a union of Egypt and Syria (1958–1961).
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Arab Federation
The Hashemite Arab Federation was a short-lived country that was formed in 1958 from the union between the Hashemite Kingdoms of Iraq and Jordan. Although the name implies a federal structure, it was ''de facto'' a confederation.
The Federation ...
, a confederation between
Iraq and
Jordan (1958).
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Federation of Arab Republics
The Federation of Arab Republics (FAR; ar, اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية, , ) was an unsuccessful attempt by Muammar Gaddafi to merge Libya, Egypt and Syria in order to create a unified Arab state. Although approved by a r ...
(1972–1977).
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Arab Islamic Republic
The Arab Islamic Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية الإسلامية ') was a proposed unification of Tunisia and Libya in 1974, agreed upon by Libyan head of state Muammar Gaddafi and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba. Additi ...
(1974).
References
External links
The Charter of the United Arab States.in ''Basic Documents of the Arab Unifications.'' p. 21.
Arab nationalism in Egypt
Arab nationalism in Syria
Arab nationalism in Yemen
Former Arab states
Pan-Arabism
States and territories established in 1958
States and territories disestablished in 1961
United Arab Republic
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