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Somali (Somali: Soomaaliya; aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fideraaliya) and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa.
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Medieval history of Somalia (2 C, 11 P) Millennia in Somalia (5 C) Modern history of Somalia (5 C, 9 P) P. History of Puntland by period (3 C) S.
[11] [12] On June 23, 2012, the Somali federal and regional leaders met again and approved a draft constitution after several days of deliberation. [13] The National Constituent Assembly overwhelmingly passed the new constitution on August 1, with 96% of the 645 delegates present voting for it, 2% against it, and 2% abstaining.
The Somali government refused in particular to acknowledge the validity of the Anglo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1954 recognizing Ethiopia's claim to the Haud or, in general, the relevance of treaties defining Somali-Ethiopian borders. [6] Somalia's position was based on three points: first, that the treaties disregarded agreements made with Somali ...
Greater Somalia sometimes also called Greater Somaliland [1] (Somali: Soomaaliweyn; Arabic: الصومال الكبرى, romanized: al-Sūmāl al-Kubrā) is the geographic location comprising the regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis live and have historically inhabited.
The grant will support Hassan's efforts to preserve the Somali language and children's stories.
The law permits practices such as safe travel, trade, and marriage, which survives "to a significant degree" throughout Somalia, particularly in rural Somalia where it is "virtually unaffected". [2] MacCallum credits the Xeer with "Somalia's success without a central government, since it provides an authentic rule of law to support trade and ...