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  List of notable Somali leaders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Former Somali president, led his regime from 1969 to 1991.
Major General and commander of Somali police, member of Supreme Somali Council who was involved in Somali's 1969 coup, became vice president of Somalia 1969-1971.
Lists of people by nationality and occupation
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 Somalia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Suumaal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation at the Horn of Africa in East Africa.
On October 14, 2004 Somali MPs elected warlord Abdullahi Yusuf, previously president of Puntland, to be the next president.
Somali is now the language of instruction in schools, which are few.
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 Somalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1991, insurgent forces led by Mohammed Farah Aidid, leader of the United Somali Congress (USC), and President Ali Mahdi Mohamed, ousted Siad Barre's government.
Apart from the Bajunis and Bravanese, who speak Kibajuni and Chimwini (dialects of Swahili), nearly all inhabitants speak the Somali language.
The Somali language remained unwritten until October 1973, when the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) proclaimed it the nation's official language and decreed an orthography using the Latin alphabet.
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 Somalia - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation in East Africa.
The independence of Somaliland from Britain was proclaimed on June 26, 1960, and on July 1, 1960, unification of the British and ex-Italian Somali protectorates took place.
Apart from the Brava people who speak a language similar to Swahili, nearly all inhabitants speak the Somali language.
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 Somalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Independence of Somaliland from Britain was on June 26, 1960 and on July 1, 1960 unification of the British and ex-Italian Somali protectorates took place.
Ethnic Somalis always lived for centuries in large areas in Ethiopia and Kenya.
The telephone system is administered by the United Nations funded Somali Telecom Association based in neighbouring Dubai.
www.wikipedia-mirror.co.za /s/o/m/Somalia.html   (2017 words)

  
 Somalia Encyclopedia Article @ IntAdopt.com (International Adoption)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The revolutionary army leaders, headed by Major General Salad Gabiere Kediye, who came from majority tribe in Somalia,established large-scale public works programmes.
The UN withdrew in Operation United Shield by March 3, 1995, having suffered significant casualties, and government has not yet been restored.
List of capitals and largest cities by country
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 Somalia: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Somalia (Somali (Somali: A member of a tall dark people inhabiting Somalia) : Soomaaliya; Arabic (Arabic: The Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects) : الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation in East Africa (East Africa: A geographical area in eastern Africa).
Interaction over the centuries led to the emergence of a Somali culture bound by common traditions, a single language, and the Islam (Islam: The monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran) ic faith.
Somali is now the language of instruction in schools (which are rare).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/somalia   (2489 words)

  
 Somalia - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
However, much of Somali society is highly organized, businesses are functioning (some sectors doing remarkably well), and is home to several private universities.
De facto authority resides in the hands of the governments for the unrecognized entities of Somaliland, Puntland, and other small rival warlords.
You can find it there under the keyword Somalia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somaliaandaction=history).
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 Somalia Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Somali is an Afro-Asiatic language, of the East Cushitic branch.
Somali is spoken mostly in Somalia and Somaliland (which broke off from Somalia in 1991, but is not yet recognized as a country), eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya, but speakers are found all over the world because of the Somali civil war.
Common Somali is spoken in most of Somalia, and in adjacent territories (Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti), and is used by broadcasting stations in Somalia and in Somali-language broadcasts originating outside the country.
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 Somalia - Open Encyclopedia
Image:Canadian Military in Somalia 1992.jpg Intermittent civil war has been a fact of life in Somalia since 1977.
On October 10, 2004 Somali MPs elected warlord Abdullahi Yusuf, previously president of Puntland, to be the next president.
Somalia now has among one of the largest diaspora communities of the whole continent.
www.openencyclopedia.net /index.php/Somalia   (2160 words)

  
 Somali language resources
The Somali Family Care Network is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping all Somali groups in the United States work together to improve the social and economic opportunities for the...
Somali parents are paying smugglers up to US $10,000 to take their children abroad, as part of a lucrative and exploitative international child-smuggling business.
The Somali or Osmanya alphabet was created in between 1920 and 1922 by Cismaan Yuusuf Keenadiid, brother of the Sultan of Obbia.
www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Somali.html   (1334 words)

  
 List of Notable Somali Leaders: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
This is a list of notable people from Somalia (A republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali Peninsula; subject to tribal warfare)
Abdiqasim Salad Hassan (Abdiqasim salad hassan (somali: cabdiqaasim salaad xasan) (born 1941) is a former de jure president...)
first commander of the Somali police; 1969 forced to resign and placed under house arrest at the time of the coup.
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 Somalia - Dic.blogopt.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In 1991, the northern portion of the country declared its independence as Somaliland; although de facto independent and relatively stable compared to the tumultuous south, it has not been recognized by any foreign government.
Though one of the poorest countries in the world in 1991 before the civil war, poverty was even further aggravated by the hostilities.
Though Somali remains one of the poorest countries in the world, when extreme poverty was measured in 1998 (percentage of individuals living on less than PPP$1 a day) it fared better than West Africa and neighboring countries.
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 Encyclopedia :: Somalia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Agriculture is the most important sector, with livestock normally accounting for about 40% of GDP and about 65% of export earnings, but Saudi Arabia's recent ban on Somali livestock, because of Rift Valley Fever concerns, has severely hampered the sector.
A Somali National Army was attempted under the interim government; numerous factions and clans maintain independent militias, and the Somaliland and Puntland regional governments maintain their own security and police forces
- Somali militia 'agrees ceasefire' Somalia has been controlled by rival militias for the past 15 yearsAn Islamic militia fighting for control of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has agreed to a ceasefire, local clan elders have said.A rival alliance of warlords and businessmen, who have held the city f...
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Somalia   (4222 words)

  
 A World of Books: Readings from Around the World, 1998 (Library of Congress)
The list is not meant to be representative although it includes writings from many nations of the world.
In this collection, he stresses the importance of carefully researching and analyzing the history of dictatorship to help build a new democratic consensus and to "preempt the rise of legends." He reflects and shapes the post-unification debate in Germany concerning key points in German and European history viewed in light of the collapse of Communism.
Through the life of one such Somali woman, the structure of personal relations is examined as she is treated as a "gift" in marriage and is a dependent needing assistance in her society.
www.lcweb.loc.gov /rr/international/books98.html   (2441 words)

  
 Hafun Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
It is bordered by the two Somaliland regions Sanaag, Sool and one Somali region Nugaal, the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
Once commonly thought to be located on what is today the Somali coast, Punt now is thought to have been in either southern Sudan or Eritrea.
The pharaoh served as monarch, spiritual leader and commander-in-chief of both the army and navy.
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 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Somalia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
official_languages = Somali and Italian as administrative language
footnotes = }} Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Suumaal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation at the Horn of Africa in East Africa.
Main articles: Regions of Somalia, Districts of Somalia map shows the Regions of Somalia.]] Main article: Geography of Somalia
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 SOMALIA FACTS AND INFORMATION
Independence of Somaliland from Britain was on June 26,1960 and on July 1,1960 unification of the British and ex-Italian Somali protectorates took place.
The private sector offers internet cafés and wireless service.
The telephone system is administered by the United Nations funded Somali Telecom Association based in Dubai.
www.palfacts.com /Somalia   (1965 words)

  
 Somalia
The United States has made no deal with Somalia to run anti-piracy patrols off its coast, a US official said, denying claims by the East African country's prime minister.
U.S. Navy denies deal to battle Somali piracy
WAJID, Somalia, April 16 (UPI) -- Educated women in Somalia are playing a dominant role in selling khat, a narcotic the World Health Organization has declared highly addictive.
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 List of Notable Somali Leaders : search word
List of Notable Somali Leaders : search word
Mohammad Abshir, first commander of the Somali police; 1969 forced to resign and placed under house arrest at the time of the coup.
General Mohamed Farah Aideed, late warlord who fought against U.N peace keeping forces in Mogadisho
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