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July 1 - Italian Somaliland gained its independence from Italy, five days after British Somaliland, and merged into the Somali Republic. Aden Abdullah Othman, leader of the Italian Somaliland legislature, was elected president, and Abdirashid Ali Shermake became prime minister.
Popular demand compelled the leaders of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland to proceed with plans for immediate unification. [6] The British government acquiesced to the force of Somali nationalist public opinion and agreed to terminate its rule of British Somaliland in 1960 in time for the protectorate to merge with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) on ...
26 June 1960: British Somaliland is granted independence as the State of Somaliland, with the understanding that it is to reunite with Italian Somaliland. 1 July 1960: Reunification of British Somaliland with Italian Somaliland to form the Somali Republic. 1 July 1960: First president of Somali National Assembly, Speaker of the Somali Union Act.
In this perspective, the government of the former Italian Somalia, led by Abdullahi Issa Mohamud, established the Somali National Bank (decree of 30 June 1960): the new bank would have carried out the central bank activities, previously done by the "Cassa for monetary circulation". Indeed the Italian government provided Somalia with technical ...
At independence, Somalia had a weak army of 5,000 troops that was incapable of exerting itself beyond its borders. However, in 1963, the Somali government appealed for assistance from the Soviet Union, which responded by lending money, providing weaponry, and sending trainers. This greatly strengthened the Somali military whose importance also ...
On July 1, 1960, the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somaliland) became independent and united, as planned, with the briefly extant State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic (Somalia). [12] The United States recognized and established diplomatic relations with the Somali Republic the same day ...
The Somali national anthem from 1950 to 1960 was "Il Canto degli Italiani" ("The Song of the Italians"), [43] the same as the Italian metropole. [citation needed] From 1 April 1950 to 21 October 1954, the Trusteeship used solely the flag of Italy. From 21 October until independence, the Italian flag was accompanied by that of the UN.
Daud Abdulle Hirsi (1960–1965) – Somali general, considered the father of the Somali Military; Ahmed Madobe – chairman and military commander of Raskamboni movement; Salaad Gabeyre Kediye (d. 1972) – major general in the Somali military; a revolutionary; Mohamed Adan Saqadhi (b. 1967) – current Commissioner of Somaliland Police Force