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The Trust Territory of Somaliland, officially the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian Administration [1] (Italian: Amministrazione fiduciaria italiana della Somalia), was a United Nations Trust Territory from 1950 to 1960, following the dissolution of the former British Military Administration.
Trust territories United Nations Trusteeship Power Prior name Prior sov. Current state Comments Territory of Somaliland: Italy: Italian East Africa: Italian Empire: Somalia: In 1960, the Trust Territory merged with the State of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic
Italian Somaliland (Italian: Somalia Italiana; Arabic: الصومال الإيطالي, romanized: Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; Somali: Dhulka Soomaalida ee Talyaaniga) was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia, which was ruled in the 19th century by the Sultanate of Hobyo and Majeerteen in the north, and in the south by the political entities; Hiraab Imamate ...
Coat of arms of the Trust Territory of Somaliland Somalia after independence in 1960, when British Somaliland and the Trust Territory of Somaliland disappeared with their political union. From 1941 until 1950, Italian Somaliland was governed by the British Military Administration.
On 26 June 1960, British Somaliland was formally granted independence by the United Kingdom as the State of Somaliland. Five days later, on 1 July 1960, the State of Somaliland voluntarily united with the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somalia) to form the Somali Republic.
On 1 July 1960, the State of Somaliland and the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) united as planned to form the Somali Republic. [125] [126] Inspired by Somali nationalism, the northerners were initially enthusiastic about the union. [127]
The breakaway territory of Somaliland opened a representative office in Taipei on Wednesday in a move that has already drawn Beijing’s ire. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said both faced ...
The Legislative Council of British Somaliland passed a resolution in April 1960 requesting independence and union with the Trust Territory of Somaliland, which was scheduled to gain independence on 1 July that year. The legislative councils of both territories agreed to this proposal following a joint conference in Mogadishu. [10]