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The dawn of fascism in the early 1920s heralded a change of strategy for Italy, as the north-eastern sultanates were soon to be forced within the boundaries of La Grande Somalia according to the plan of Fascist Italy. With the arrival of Governor Cesare Maria De Vecchi on 15 December 1923, things began to change for that part of Somaliland ...
The Political history of Somalia covers the development of the Somali government and institutional systems following the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in 1991.
Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. [15] Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [16] [17] [18] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis and the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary ...
History of Somalia. Current events of Somalia; Economic history of Somalia; History of the Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia; Maritime history of Somalia; Military history of Somalia. Somali Civil War. Attempts at reconciliation in Somalia (1991–2004) Factions in the Somali Civil War; Timeline of the War in Somalia
Situation in Somalia in February 2009, following the Ethiopian withdrawal February 22, 2009 C.E. African Union base bombings in Mogadishu February 24, 2009 C.E. – February 25, 2009 C.E. Battle of South Mogadishu
This is a list of wars involving Somalia in which Somali armed forces participated in after Somalia's independence on the 1st of July 1960. Somalia defeat Somalia victory Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, result unknown or indecisive) Ongoing conflict
The first known Portuguese to come into contact with the Horn of Africa was king John IIs explorer and spy Pero da Covilhã. [10] Covilhã landed at Zeila in 1487 and made his way to Ethiopia, where he was forced to marry and settle for the rest of his life. [11]
His government's fall sparked Somalia's history by the reasons above. The Transitional Federal Government, formed in 2004, was recognized as the central government of Somalia. Before December 2006, the TFG controlled only the town of Baidoa, the sixth largest city. [1]