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Somaliland War Of Independence
The Somaliland War of Independence () was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement (SNM) against the ruling military junta in Somali Democratic Republic, Somalia led by General Siad Barre lasting from its founding on 6 April 1981 and ended on 18 May 1991 when the SNM declared what was then northern Somalia independent as the Republic of Somaliland. The conflict served as the main theater of the larger Somali Rebellion that started in 1978. The conflict was in response to the harsh policies enacted by the Barre regime against the main clan family in Somaliland, the Isaaq, including a declaration of economic warfare on the clan-family. These harsh policies were put into effect shortly after the conclusion of the disastrous Ogaden War in 1978. As a direct response to the harsh policies enacted by the Barre regime against the Isaaq people, in April 1981 a group of Isaaq businesspeople, students, former civil servants and former politicians founded the Somali National Movemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Somali Rebellion
The Somali Rebellion was the start of the Somali Civil War that began in the 1970s and resulted in the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic in 1991. The rebellion effectively began in 1978 following a failed coup d’état and President Siad Barre began using his special forces, the "Red Berets" (''Duub Cas''), to attack clan-based dissident groups opposed to his regime. Backed by Ethiopia, the two earliest rebel factions, the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) and the Somali National Movement (SNM) began attacks against government forces during the early 1980s. The SSDF assaults culminated in a joint invasion with Ethiopian troops in 1982, which stalemated into a border war and later resulted in the decline of the SSDF. The SNM continued operating and carrying out insurgent attacks on the government. During the late 1980s other rebel organizations proliferated throughout the country. When Barre was injured in an automobile accident on May 23, 1986, rivals with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.The basic Google book link is found at: https://books.google.com/ . The "advanced" interface allowing more specific searches is found at: https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Books are provided either by publishers and authors through the Google Books Partner Program, or by Google's library partners through the Library Project. Additionally, Google has partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives. The Publisher Program was first known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2004. The Google Books Library Project, which scans works in the collections of library partners and adds them to the digital inventory, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohamed Farah Dalmar Yusuf
Mohamed Farah Dalmar Yusuf "Mohamed Ali" (, ; died 28 July 1988) was a Somalilander Military general, Nationalist, Anti communist, Revolutionary, Mujahid and a Freedom fighter. He is known for his leadership within Western Somali Liberation Front, Afraad and later the Somaliland National Movement. Mohamed belonged to the Habar Yoonis sub-division of the Garhajis Isaaq clan. Background Early military career Yusuf acquired his first military experience in the ranks of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He also had taken part in the Lebanese Civil War. the failed revolt of 1970 In 1970, Mohamed Farah Dalmar traveled to Aden in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, then a communist state, accompanied by an Adari associate known only as Ramadan. There, they opened a political office with vague subversive intentions. At the time, the newly formed Supreme Revolutionary Council had taken power in Somalia, and its long-term objectives were unclear amid the complexit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abdilahi Husein Iman Darawal
Abdillahi Hussein Iman Darawal () is a Somaliland politician and former senior SNM senior commander. Darawal belongs to the Arap clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. See also * Politics of Somaliland * Somali National Movement * Sheikh San'ani Brigade The Sheikh San'ani Brigade (, ) was a highly trained Somali National Movement infantry which had a leading role in the Somaliland War of Independence The Somaliland War of Independence () was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement ... References 1948 births Living people 21st-century Somaliland politicians {{somaliland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi
General Mohamed Hasan Abdullahi () also known as "Jidhif" was a chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces. He hails from the Jibril Abokor, a Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan. In the 1980s, he joined the Somali National Movement. Before being appointed as the chief of staff, he was head of Mercy Corps in Somaliland. Biography Jidhif was born in Hargeisa in 1950. His father is Xasan Cabdi Laahi and his mother is Aamina Yoonis Boon. Jidhif entered elementary school in Tog Wajaale in 1960. His nickname Jidhif was given to him at this time by journalist Ahmed Hassan Awke. He received his secondary education from 1963 at the Eek Amoud School in Borama. He attended the Burco technical institute from 1967 to 1970. Somali armed forces officer In 1970, Jidhif joined the Somali armed forces and attended the Army University in Odesa, Soviet Union, from that year until 1973. He entered Moscow State University in 1973 with a degree in civil engineering. In 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (, ; 1 June 1938 – 15 November 2024), known by his nickname Silanyo (), was a Somaliland politician who served as the President of Somaliland from 2010 to 2017. During the 1980s, he also served as the Chairman of the Somali National Movement. He was a long-time member of the government in Mogadishu, having served as the Minister of Commerce of the Somali Republic in the 1960s, and among other Cabinet positions. Standing as an opposition candidate, he was elected as President of Somaliland in Somaliland's 2010 presidential election. Background Early life Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud was born in 1938 in the Mideastern town of Burco, situated in what was then the former British Somaliland protectorate. Nicknamed "Silanyo" (meaning lizard in Somali), he hailed from the Adan Madobe sub-division of the Habar Jeclo clan of Isaaq clan-family. Ahmed M. Mohamoud Silanyo is the third child of six. His father was a merchant marine; so the family lived a half-n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur (, ) (var. "Tur", "Tour", meaning "Hunchback") (November 6, 1931 - November 8, 2003) was a Somali politician who served as the first President of Somaliland from 1991 to 1993. Tuur previously served as the Chairman of the Somali National Movement from 1990 to 1991. He also served as the Vice President of Somaliland from 1993 to 1995. Biography Tuur was born on November 6, 1931, in Burao, then a part of the British Somaliland Protectorate. He hailed from the Muse Arreh sub clan of the Habar Yoonis. He was one of the top students who graduated from the first Intermediate School in the British Somaliland Protectorate and was given a scholarship to Sudan in 1948 to study at the renowned Hantoob Secondary School. In Hantoob, he met and befriended some of the future Sudanese leaders like Jaafar Nimeiry, Sadiq Al-Mahdi and Hassan Al-Turabi. Abdirahman excelled both in sports (especially football and track) and academic studies. He later received an additiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sheikh Yusuf Ali Sheikh Madar
Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Yusuf Sheikh Madar () (died on 23 July 2004) served as the elected chairman of the SNM in January 1982 until November 1983. He later served as the Guurti leader in the Somaliland Parliament from 1993 until his death. Madar belongs to the Sa'ad Musa sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq clan and is the grandson of the famous Sheikh Madar Madar Ahmed Shirwac, better known as Sheikh Madar (; 1825–1918) was a 19th-century Somalis, Somali political/religious leader, a social reformer, merchant and a jurist who is known as the founder of Hargeisa. He hailed from the Yunis Nuh divisio .... References 1980s in Somalia History of Somaliland Speakers of the House of Elders (Somaliland) 1920s births 2004 deaths 21st-century Somaliland politicians {{Somaliland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
