 | Leaders of Somalia (Somali Republic) |
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Note: the Somali Republic was born 1 Jul 1960 as the merger of the State of Somaliland (previously, British Somaliland, independent on 26 Jun 1960) and the Italian Somalia. The Somali Democratic Republic was proclaimed on 21 Oct 1969. Since the overtrown of late president M. S. Barre in Jan 1991, no nationwide Government has been recognized by all factions. The then interim president based in Mogadishu, A. M. Muhammad, proclaimed the Somali Republic on 21 Jul 1991.
Parties: SYL: Somali Youth League; SNL: Somali National League; SRSP: Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party; USC-SSA: United Somali Congress-Somali Salvation Alliance; USC-SNA: United Somali Congress-Somali National Alliance; SDM: Somali Democratic Movement; SSDF: Somali Salvation Democratic Front; SPM: Somali Patriotic Movement; ARS: Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia; n/p: non-party
 Heads of State
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Presidents of the Republic
Aden Abdullah Osman Daar 1 Jul 1960 - 10 Jun 1967 (+2007) SYL (acting to 6 Jul 1961)
Abdirashid Ali Shermarke 10 Jun 1967 - 15 Oct 1969 (+)a SYL
Shaykh Moktar Muhammad Husayn 15 Oct 1969 - 21 Oct 1969 SYL (acting)
Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council
Muhammad Siyad Barre 21 Oct 1969 - 1 Jul 1976 (+1995) military
Presidents of the Republic
Muhammad Siyad Barre 1 Jul 1976 - 27 Jan 1991 (+1995) SRSP
Ali Mahdi Muhammad 29 Jan 1991 - 3 Jan 1997 USC-SSA (1)
Interim presidents in rebellion
Muhammad Farah Hassan Aydid 15 Jun 1995 - 1 Aug 1996 (+)a USC-SNA
Husayn Muhammad Farah Aydid 2 Aug 1996 - 20 Mar 1998 USC-SNA
National Salvation Council (NSC)
3 Jan 1997 - ... (2)
Presidents of the Republic
Abdullahi Derow Isaq 22 Aug 2000 - 27 Aug 2000 (+2006)a n/p (acting) (3)
Abdiqassim Salad Hassan 27 Aug 2000 - 14 Oct 2004 n/p (transitional) (4)
Abdullahi Yussuf Ahmad 14 Oct 2004 - 29 Dec 2008 SSDF
Aden Muhammad Nur Madobe 29 Dec 2008 - 31 Jan 2009 (acting)
Shaykh Sharif Shaykh Ahmad 31 Jan 2009 - ARS
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(2) On 3 Jan 1997 a multi-faction National Salvation Council was set up, comprising 41 members with a collective chairmanship of five, which were: Ali Mahdi Muhammad (USC-SSA), Osman Hassan Ali Ato (USC-SNA, dissident faction), Abdulkadir Muhammad Aden Zoppo (SDM, +2002), Abdullahi Yussuf Ahmad (SSDF) and Aden Abdullahi Nur Gabiyow (SPM). Exact tenure of this Council is ignored, as ended up in failure.
(3) Acting president as speaker of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) convened in Djibouti.
(4) President of the Republic and head of the Transitional National Government (TNG), in Djibouti exile to 14 Oct 2000 and with proclaimed authority over all the country, but not recognized by several armed factions and autonomous administrations outside Mogadishu -none of them recognized abroad- notably: the "Republic of Somaliland" (self-proclaimed 18 May 1991); the "Puntland State of Somalia" (self-proclaimed 23 Jul 1998); the multifactional counter-government Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC, organized 26 Mar 2001); and, the "State of Southwestern Somalia" (self-proclaimed 1 Abr 2002).
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Prime Ministers Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal 26 Jun 1960 - 12 Jul 1960 (+2002) SNL Abdirashid Ali Shermarke 12 Jul 1960 - 14 Jun 1964 (+1969)a SYL Abdurazzaq Haji Husayn 14 Jun 1964 - 15 Jul 1967 SYL (acting to 27 Sep 1964) Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal 15 Jul 1967 - 1 Nov 1969 (+2002) SYL Muhammad Siyad Barre 1 Nov 1969 - Mar 1970 (+1995) military Muhammad Ali Samatar 1 Feb 1987 - 3 Sep 1990 SRSP Muhammad Hawadle Madar 3 Sep 1990 - 24 Jan 1991 SRSP Umar Arteh Ghalib 24 Jan 1991 - 3 Jan 1997 USC Heads of the Transitional National Government (TNG) Ali Khalif Galaid 8 Oct 2000 - 28 Oct 2001 n/p Osman Jama Ali 28 Oct 2001 - 12 Nov 2001 n/p (acting) Hassan Abshir Farah 12 Nov 2001 - 8 Dec 2003 n/p Muhammad Abdi Yussuf 8 Dec 2003 - 3 Nov 2004 n/p Heads of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ali Muhammad Ghedi 3 Nov 2004 - 29 Oct 2007 n/p Salim Aliyow Ibrow 29 Oct 2007 - 24 Nov 2007 n/p (acting) Nur Hassan Husayn 24 Nov 2007 - 14 Feb 2009 n/p Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke14 Feb 2009 - n/p |
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