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The Siad Barre Era 1969 – 1990

It was evident from the start that the disfranchisement of the Reewin would continue under the Barre’ regime (1969-1990). For example, eleven of twenty-five embers of the military junta, the

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The Land and the People

The contested region is the fertile valley that lies between the Shabelle River in the north, the Juba River in the south, the Ethiopian border in the west, and Indian

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The Emergency of Hizbia Digil & Mirifle (HDM)

Before 1947 the Somali organization had limited political objectives, and were principally concerned with cultural and social questions. Only when the arrival of the Four Power commission was imminent did

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After UNOSOM

After the withdrawal of the United States followed by the United Nations, Somalia reverted its pre-colonial past, consisting of a mosaic of independent clans with different laws and rulers, each

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The Struggle for Independence in 1920 – 1960

Modern political organization in the inter-riverine area has it origins in a Philanthropic movement that appeared in the in the 1920s under the name of al-jam’iyyah al- khayriyah al-wataniyah (the

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The plight of the Agro-pastoral Society of Somalia

Despite advances in modern communication and the proliferation of Information, there remain areas of the world about which little is known. One such place is Somalia. The informed public is

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Characteristics of the Inter-riverine Resistance

In the dealing with Somali resistance to colonialism, much scholarly attention has been given to the northern Somalia, particularly the rebellion led by Ina ‘Abdulle Hassan, known as ‘dervish movement;

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Colonial Experience

Colonial Experience The Anglo- Italian agreements of 1891 gave Italy the triangle of land known as the Horn of Africa as her ‘sphere of influence afterwards, Italy proceeded to construct

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Lugh Aw Maadow: Seat of the Gasaargude Sultanate

One of the most important commercial and political centers in the hinterlands of Somalia is Lugh, located about 260 m Northwest of Mogadishu, and 104 m from Baidoa. The name

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Chronology of Digil & Mirifle History of Somalia

Early History Digil and Rahawiin  are descendants of the earliest wave of Somaloid peoples and also the most southern. Firm evidence for the history of the Somali people dates back

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