Somaliland (Somali: Soomaaliland) is an unrecognized de facto state located in northwest Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In May 1991, Somaliland people declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes five of the eighteen administrative regions of Somalia, roughly the region between Ethiopia, Djibouti , Gulf of Aden and the former Italian Somaliland, an area of about 137,600 square kilometres (53,128 sq mi). The capital of Somaliland is Hargeisa.
Although not recognized by any government, this entity has maintained a stable existence, due in part to the dominance of a ruling clan. In September 2005, multiparty municipal, presidential, and parliamentary elections were held, and were won by the UDUB party. A team of observers from several countries monitored the polls and found them generally peaceful, free and fair, boosting Somaliland's bid for international recognition as a sovereign state.[1]
Formerly the British Somaliland Protectorate, shortly after gaining independence British Somaliland in 26 June 1960 merged with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form Somalia.
In 1991, after the collapse of the central government in Somalia, the territory asserted its independence as the Republic of Somaliland, although it didn't receive any international recognition.
The economic and military infrastructure left behind by Somalia have been largely destroyed by war. The people of Somaliland had rebelled against the Siad Barre dictatorship in Mogadishu which prompted a massive reaction by the government.
The late Abdirahman Mohamed Ali was the first president of Somaliland, and Mohamed Ibrahim Egal was his successor in 1993. Egal was re-appointed in 1998 and remained in power until his death on May 3, 2002. The vice president Dahir Riyale Kahin was sworn in as president shortly afterwards, and in 2003 Kahin became the first Somaliland president to be elected in a free and fair election.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland
http://www.somalilandgov.com/
If any nation needs to be free. If any people have been oppressed and haven't been recognized by world people it is these poor people who have split from their union with their somali counterparts and want to be free.
So if anyone supports these poor people who need AU support as well as world recognition write your MPs.
or whoever, because the only country to recognize them is Wales.
Although not recognized by any government, this entity has maintained a stable existence, due in part to the dominance of a ruling clan. In September 2005, multiparty municipal, presidential, and parliamentary elections were held, and were won by the UDUB party. A team of observers from several countries monitored the polls and found them generally peaceful, free and fair, boosting Somaliland's bid for international recognition as a sovereign state.[1]
Formerly the British Somaliland Protectorate, shortly after gaining independence British Somaliland in 26 June 1960 merged with Italian Somaliland in 1960 to form Somalia.
In 1991, after the collapse of the central government in Somalia, the territory asserted its independence as the Republic of Somaliland, although it didn't receive any international recognition.
The economic and military infrastructure left behind by Somalia have been largely destroyed by war. The people of Somaliland had rebelled against the Siad Barre dictatorship in Mogadishu which prompted a massive reaction by the government.
The late Abdirahman Mohamed Ali was the first president of Somaliland, and Mohamed Ibrahim Egal was his successor in 1993. Egal was re-appointed in 1998 and remained in power until his death on May 3, 2002. The vice president Dahir Riyale Kahin was sworn in as president shortly afterwards, and in 2003 Kahin became the first Somaliland president to be elected in a free and fair election.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somaliland
http://www.somalilandgov.com/
If any nation needs to be free. If any people have been oppressed and haven't been recognized by world people it is these poor people who have split from their union with their somali counterparts and want to be free.
So if anyone supports these poor people who need AU support as well as world recognition write your MPs.
or whoever, because the only country to recognize them is Wales.