Southern Movement

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The Southern Movement is a political and social movement in southern Yemen that advocates for greater autonomy or independence from the central government.

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Southern Movement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
alternativeName Al-Hirak ⓘ
linked to: Al-Hirak al-Janoubi

Al-Hirak al-Janoubi ⓘ
Southern Mobility Movement ⓘ
basedOn economic discrimination against southern regions ⓘ
grievances over marginalization of the south ⓘ
unresolved issues from Yemeni unification ⓘ
cause centralization of power in Sana'a ⓘ
dismissal of southern military and civil servants after 1994 war ⓘ
perceived exploitation of southern oil resources ⓘ
conflict Yemeni Civil War ⓘ
Yemeni Crisis ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Civil War
country Yemen ⓘ
demands control over local resources in the south ⓘ
political representation for southerners ⓘ
restoration of southern state institutions ⓘ
goal greater autonomy for southern Yemen ⓘ
independence of southern Yemen ⓘ
hasInfluenced Southern Transitional Council ⓘ
hasPart armed factions ⓘ
local protest committees ⓘ
political factions ⓘ
historicalPrecursor People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
ideology southern Yemeni nationalism ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
notableEvent escalation of protests in 2009 ⓘ
mass protests in Aden in 2007 ⓘ
operatesIn Abyan Governorate ⓘ
Aden Governorate ⓘ
Dhale Governorate ⓘ
Hadhramaut Governorate ⓘ
linked to: Hadhramaut

Lahij Governorate ⓘ
Shabwah Governorate ⓘ
opposedBy Government of Yemen ⓘ
some northern tribal and political elites ⓘ
opposes central government of Yemen ⓘ
region southern Yemen ⓘ
religionContext Sunni Islam majority ⓘ
slogan cause of the south ⓘ
startTime 2007 ⓘ
usesMethod civil disobedience ⓘ
political mobilization ⓘ
street protests ⓘ

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