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Legislative Council Of Aden
The Legislative Council of Aden was the legislative body of Aden Colony and State of Aden from 1947 to 1966. History The Legislative Council was established in January 1947. It had 23 members. The legislative term was originally four years but changed to five years in 1962. In 1959 the new Aden Colony constitution introduced a change so that 12 members were elected under a restricted franchise. Nine Arabs, two Somalis and one Indian were elected. Aden Colony joined Federation of South Arabia, South Arabia in 1963, which had a legislative council of sixteen elected members, six nominated members, and attorney-general and a speaker as members. The council building was burnt down 1966 before the independence of South Yemen. In the end, the council met in El Jabaly building, King Solomon Street, Crater (Aden), Crater. Legislative Council elections * 1955 Aden Legislative Council election, December 1955 * 1959 Aden Legislative Council election, January 1959 * 1964 Aden Legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme People's Council (South Yemen)
The Supreme People's Council (SPC) was the highest organ of state power of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ( South Yemen). According to the 1970 Constitution legislative power was vested the unicameral Supreme People's Council, which consisted of 111 elected members. The SPC approved an amended version of the 1970 constitution in October 1978. Most significantly, it recognized the 'leader role' of the YSP in the administration of the state. It defined the role of the YSP as follows: "The Yemeni Socialist Party, armed with the theory of scientific socialism, is the leader and guide of the society and of the State. It shall define the general horizon for development of the society and the line of the State's domestic and foreign policy. The Yemeni Socialist Party shall lead the struggle of the people and their mass organizations towards the absolute victory of the Yemeni revolution's strategy and the achievement of the tasks of the national democratic revolution through soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Aden Legislative Council Election
Elections to the Legislative Council were held in the Colony of Aden on 4 January 1959."Aden Elections To-Morrow" ''The Times'', 3 January 1959, p10, issue 54349 Background In the previous elections in 1955 only four of the Legislative Council's 18 seats were elected.Sheila Carapico (2007) ''Civil Society in Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia'' Cambridge University Press, p86 This was raised to 12 elected seats on an enlarged Legislative Council of 23 members. The colony was divided into five constituencies, each electing two or three members. Restrictions on suffrage led to only 21,500 people being registered to vote from a population of 180,000. Of the remaining 11 members of the Council, five were ''ex officio'' and six were nominees. Five of the members (at least three of which had to be elected member) would be appointed "Members in charge" by the Governor, and would have responsibility for government departments. A total of 31 candidates contested th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Establishments In The British Empire
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
