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	Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abdullahi Yusuf Yey (Somali: Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed) was born December 15, 1934 in the town of Galkacyo, Mudug Region.
		In the 1990s Mr Yusuf emerged as the pre-eminent leader of his native Puntland region; he declared the territory autonomous in 1998.
		In May 2006, the Second Battle of Mogadishu started and CNN reported that there were Transitional governmant forces in action, but Abdullahi Yusuf told the BBC the alliance of warlords are not fighting on behalf of the government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abdullahi_Yusuf_Ahmed (464 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Profile: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
		The new leader is Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 70, a military strongman and president of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.
		The attempt failed and Mr Abdullahi was forced to flee to neighbouring Kenya.
		Mr Abdullahi sought to escape the anarchy that characterised Somalia since the fall of Siad Barre in 1991, and declared the region autonomous in 1998.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3732020.stm (505 words)

	madhibaan.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Abdullahi Yussuf Ahmed as president of the Somali Transitional Federal Government with 189 votes against the 79 votes of his runner-up, Amb.
		Abdullahi Ahmed Adow who suffered a similar fate in his bid for presidency in Arta Djibouti, was called to the podium to concede.
		Abdullahi Yussuf Ahmed, the president elect expressed discomfort in running against his colleague and friend and assured the crowd that all would be well and that they would continue building on their previous relationship.
	www.madhibaan.org /news/break-parl-elects.htm (1017 words)

	Allgedo Online
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, a 72-year-old former army colonel, was voted into office by 270 of the 275 members of the recently-inaugurated Somali parliament.
		Asha Ahmed Abdalla, the first female presidential candidate in the history of Somalia, and Hussein Aideed, an influential faction leader in Mogadishu, also contested the poll - which was observed by regional foreign affairs ministers and members of the diplomatic corps, among others.
		Yusuf is expected to be sworn in on Oct. 14 in Nairobi, after which he will appoint a prime minister - who will select a cabinet.
	www.allgedo.com /jubba/oct1204.htm (950 words)

	:: Xinhuanet - English ::
		Yusuf vowed to bring stability to his war-ravaged country while addressing the 275-member transitional parliament and regional foreign affairs ministers who observed the vote.
		Yusuf, also leader of the autonomous Somali region of Puntland,obtained 189 votes in the runoff of the Horn of Africa nation's presidential poll.
		Yusuf established the regional administration of Puntland in 1998 with a presidency and a single-chamber quasi legislature known as the Council of Elders.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2004-10/11/content_2074605.htm (754 words)

	Somalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Somali transitional government president Abdullahi Yusuf told the BBC the alliance of warlords is not fighting on behalf of the government.
		On October 14, 2004 Somali members of parliament elected warlord Abdullahi Yusuf, previously president of Puntland, to be the next president.
		Yusuf was elected transitional President by Somalia's transitional parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Somalia (2681 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Jauhar (sometimes written jowhar) was originally the voluntary death on a funeral pyre of the queen or the royal women of defeated Rajput cities or forts in order to avoid capture.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Yey (Somali: Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed) was born [December 15]],1934 in the town of Galkacyo, Mudug Region.
		Many believe that Adullahi Yusuf Ahmed, is a man of great leadership, and that he might be the one to resolve the growing problems in Somalia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Abdullahi-Yusuf-Ahmed (1163 words)

	Mbagathi - Kenya
		Abdullahi Yusuf, al momento è formalmente privo di poteri ufficiali da Presidente e nella vicenda sta tenendo un low profile, conscio del fatto che il suo governo è ufficialmente ancora in "esilio" a Nairobi ed è privo di un forze armate.
		Yusuf conta di raccogliere 30.000 uomini, che assieme ai 20.000 peacekeepers richiesti dovrebbero riuscire a disarmare le milizie somale, che contano più di 50.000 guerriglieri.
		Abdullahi Yusuf ha 70 anni, già presidente della regione del Puntland, è un militare formatosi in Unione sovietica e in Italia esattamente era un colonello dell'esercito somalo, divenuto politico chiave nello scenario somalo a partire dal 1978, quando tentò di rovesciare il presidente Siad Barre.
	www.italosomali.org /Mbagathi.htm (1941 words)

	Politics of Somalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Abdullahi Yusuf, Puntland’s original president, ruled until mid-2001.
		Forces loyal to Abdullahi, who had retreated to Galkayo, attacked Garowe in November, resulting in a de facto division of Puntland.
		On October 10, 2004 Somali MPs elected Abdullahi Yusuf, president of Puntland, to be the next President.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Somalia (1244 words)

	maqaal_lamaane_20041022.htm
		Yusuf’s past history revealed, the exchange rate of the US Dollar to the Somali Shilling, and the price of the arms and ammunitions in Mogadishu increased to at least 10%.
		Yusuf is a well-trained, veteran military man who suffered imprisonment, torture, and exile, in the hands of both, the Somalia's military junta, and the late Dergue regime in Ethiopia.
		Yusuf supported financially, logistically, and militarily Gen. Mohamed Said Hersi "Morgan", for his premature trial of invasion to Kismaiyo, which was failed by colonel Barre Aden Shireh "Hiiraale" of Jubba Valley Alliance, and made him flee to Kenya.
	www.markacadeey.com /maqaalo/maqaal_lamaane_20041022.htm (1335 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of Presidents of Puntland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Following the election of Jama, forces loyal to former president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, who refused to recognize the result, attacked and captured the capital Garowe on 21 November 2001.
		Clashes continued until 8 May 2002 when Yusuf's forces seized the last remaining stronghold of Jama Ali Jama, Bossaso, thus controlling Puntland.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (Somali: Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed) (born (alleged) December 15, 1934 in the town of Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia) is the transitional President of Somalia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Presidents-of-Puntland (683 words)

	Middle East Online
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed promises to do all he can to rebuild Somalia devastated by years of factional fighting.
		Veteran politician and soldier Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed won Somalia's presidential election on Sunday, and promised to do all he could to rebuild his country which has been devastated by years of factional fighting and lacked a proper government since 1991.
		In the run-off, Yusuf, who has served as president of the autonomous northeastern region of Puntland since 1998 and as a faction leader and army officer before that, trounced his rival, former diplomat and minister Abdullahi Ahmed Adow, by 189 votes to 79.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english?id=11530 (685 words)

	Somalia - Amnesty International
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, already holding the Puntland capital of Garowe, captured Bosasso port in May and commanded sufficient recognition to attend the Somali peace talks as president of Puntland.
		In Puntland in August, Sultan Ahmed Mahmoud Muhammed (also known as “Hurre”), a prominent opponent of Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and a British citizen, was killed by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed’s forces in a village 50km south of Garowe.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed’s representative claimed that militias were ordered to arrest him and that he was killed in a shoot-out.
	web.amnesty.org /report2003/Som-summary-eng (1530 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The crook ambition of Abdullahi Yusuf and his clan is to stamp their authority on the Hawiye while having the so-called 'puntland' as a separate satellite state of Ethiopia.
		Abdullahi Yusuf and his team of warlords and criminals have no right whatsoever to bring in foreign troops to Mogadishu and other towns of southern Somalia because such troops carry with them a deadly diseases, alien cultures and totally a different attitudes.
		Finally, warlord Abdullahi Yusuf and his misguided accomplices should seek the confidence of the Somali people instead of begging the international community for AIDS affected African Troops who have no traditional history of peace-keeping, professional training of international standard and the required manners for such a mission.
	www.gedonet.com /docs/unwelcome.html (449 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Somali president-elect sworn in (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The newly elected Somali transitional president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, was inaugurated Thursday in Kenya's capital Nairobi, the venue of the Somali peace talks.
		Yusuf took oath of office under the flag of Somalia in a stadium on the outskirts of Nairobi.
		Yusuf, 71, who was declared winner in the run-off round of the poll by lawmakers, has served as president of the northeastern self-declared autonomous region of Puntland since 1998.
	english.people.com.cn /200410/14/eng20041014_160235.html (597 words)

	VOA News Report
		Ahmed was declared Somalia's new president late Sunday, after winning 189 votes to 79 over his nearest rival, former diplomat and minister Abdullahi Ahmed Adow.
		Yusuf, a professional soldier and a member of the Darood clan, was a senior officer during the reign of former dictator Siad Barre.
		Yusuf refused to recognize the election results and stayed in office, causing on-going heavy fighting in the area.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2004/10/mil-041011-20f1dc8d.htm (523 words)

	The opinions contained in this article are solely those of the writer
		Warlord Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed who recently acquired the extra nickname of (Abdullahi Amxaar), dreams a territorial clan expansion and greediness which is based on Pol Pot's ideological style against other Somali clans while he is relying on the aforementioned Somalia's enemies.
		Secondly, Warlord Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmar believes that, his clan and regional territory will be spared from the earth scotching fire, and finally, he will have and eat his cake separately, while he will rule, share or even may decide what to do the resources and the properties of his intended target enemies.
		Warlord Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmar and his accomplices come to this conclusion, because they believe that their rivals and intended targets are living on the 1900 political stage and still in a deep insomnia.
	www.somaaljecel.com /Opinions/CumrKulmyeSJ05.htm (1871 words)

	New president takes oath of office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Yusuf won Sunday's presidential election and vowed to re-establish stability in the Horn of Africa country, ravaged by factional warfare since 1991.
		He beat his rival, former cabinet minister and diplomat Abdullahi Ahmed Addow, by 189 to 79 votes cast by members of the transitional-federal parliament, which was constituted in August.
		Yusuf, a member of the Darod clan, was one of a group of people who in 1978 tried to oust Barre in a failed coup.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=43665 (779 words)

	Maayland.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When President Abdullahi Y. Ahmed nominated Dr. Geedi as his premier, a veterinarian with no prior political experience, there was hope that Dr. Geedi would be able to outsmart Mogadishu-based warlord's and earn the support of the masses to end the never ending civil war in the south.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Geedi also failed to lead the country to appeal to the outside world on the on-going severe famine that has impacted more than 2 million lives.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Geedi want ceremonial positions that do not demand competence, this is not the time and the place for it.
	www.maayland.com /goosgoos.html (1959 words)

	Saylac \| Somalia News and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the de facto leader of the self-declared state of Puntland, was elected Somalia’s interim president.
		President Abdullahi Yusuf garnered 189 votes in the third and final round against a mere 79 votes by his closest challenger, Abdullahi Ahmed Adow.
		President Abdullahi Yusuf is lucky to have the chance to serve his people, but he is welcome to the most bizarre country in the world.
	www.saylac.com /news/comments.htm (836 words)

	Elections in Puntland
		Note: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was chosen as the first president of Puntland in 1998 by a delegation of traditional leaders for a three year term.
		Yusuf Haji Nur was declared acting president the next day and held the position until 14 November 2001, when a new election was held.
		Note: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was elected transitional president of Somalia in October 2004.
	africanelections.tripod.com /puntland.html (209 words)

	Somalis in historic election
		Former president of the defunct Arab-brokered Transitional National Assembly (TNG), Abdikasim Salat, Abdullahi Yusuf (former president of Puntland), and career diplomat Abdullahi Ahmed Addou have been billed the three main contenders, now busy lobbying the 275 members of parliament recently elected in Nairobi to cast votes in their favour.
		Having tasted presidential power and armed opposition opposing their incumbency, Salat and Yusuf are seen by Somali watchers as people with an uphill task having failed to unify greater Somalia during their very brief reigns.
		Yusuf’s Puntland government entered a territorial dispute with Somaliland over the disputed border area of Sool and Sanag, making his position as a potential reconciliator rather tricky.
	www.eastandard.net /archives/cl/print/news.php?articleid=2632 (636 words)

	Welcome to Somaali.com--- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Abdullahi Y. Ahmed the charismatic, charmer, the populist, the most experienced Somali leader, An African leader, the political man of peace, scholar and gentleman, committed father of four and a proud husband of one wife, he is no polygamist.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed is a patriot and great son of Somali nation who stands for the betterment of the lives of Somali people and plays big role in the quest for political pluralism.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed is the first-man who stood up for the Somali people and took arms against the dictator Mohamed Siad Bares regime and later became the founding father of Somali Salvation Democratic Front.
	www.somaali.com /News.php?art_ID=911 (421 words)

	USATODAY.com - Somali leader says U.S. backs warlords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed told The Associated Press during a two-day visit to Stockholm that he believes Washington is supporting the warlords-turned-politicians as a way of fighting several top al-Qaeda operatives who are being protected by radical clerics.
		A transitional government headed by Yusuf was formed in October 2004 but its members quickly split over what the government's priorities were and where it should be located.
		Yusuf said U.S. support for the warlords could undermine the government's efforts to bring stability to the region.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-05-03-somalia-warlords_x.htm (527 words)

	Press Release, Egal Dies in South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The President of Puntland State of Somalia, H.E. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, was saddened by the sudden passing away of a national figure, H.E. the Late Haji Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland and formerly, the Prime Minister of Somalia.
		Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed would like to send his heartfelt condolence to the family of the Late Somali leader, to the people and administration of Somaliland as well as to the entire Somali people wherever they may live.
		H.E. Abdullahi Yusuf has asked the religious leaders of Puntland State to pray for the Late Leader, Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, for Allah’s forgiveness.
	www.somaliawatch.org /archivemar02/020503101.htm (354 words)

	Middle East Online
		Yusuf was expected to fly from Yemen to his home in the northeastern Puntland region where he was a powerful warlord until being elected president last year while Aden was to travel first to Djibouti and then to Mogadishu.
		Yusuf is opposed for security reasons to moving the government to bullet-scarred Mogadishu, the epicentre of the bloody anarchic fighting that has engulfed the lawless nation for the past 14 years.
		Somali sources said that after stopping in Puntland, Yusuf might join Gedi in Jowhar as early as late Friday or Saturday but it was not immediately clear what the two men would do there given that much of the rest of the government is scattered between Kenya and other parts of Somalia.
	www.middle-east-online.com /english/somalia?id=13857 (618 words)

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