s ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Y emen . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁` A la wi ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁" N ine ▁Cant ons " ▁that ▁signed ▁prote ctor ate ▁agre ements ▁with ▁Great ▁Britain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁British ▁A den ▁Prote ctor ate . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁of ▁the ▁South , ▁and ▁its ▁successor , ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁South ▁Arab ia . ▁▁ ▁The ▁last ▁she ikh , ▁S ali h ▁ibn ▁Say il ▁Al ▁A la wi , ▁was ▁de posed ▁and ▁his ▁state ▁was ▁abol ished ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁Aug ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁upon ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁commun ist - led ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁South ▁Y emen ▁( 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 9 0 ). ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y emen . ▁ ▁R ul ers ▁The ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁` A la wi ▁She ikh dom ▁had ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Sh ay kh ▁al - M ash y ak ha ▁al - ` A la wi y ya . ▁ ▁She ik hs ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁- ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Sh a ' if ▁al - ` A la wi ▁▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁- ▁