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Aden Abdullah Osman Daar

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In March 2006, a war had broken out between rival militias in Mogadishu and at the end of this the UIC had taken over control of the city. The UIC was a group of the Sharia Courts that united themselves to fight against the transitional government of Somalia.

By December 2006 Ethiopia agrees to help Somalia get back Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops force the UIC to retreat and the city of Mogadishu is now in control of the Somali Transitional government,

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Many regions in Somalia want to separate from Somalia as most areas either were or are still run by clan leaders which often creates conflict between regions. In 1991 the former British protectorate of Somaliland declared unilateral independence and in 1998 Puntland Region declared autonomy.

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Al-Shabaab is a jihadist terrorist group that  originates from Somalia. It has continued to terrorize Somali people by taking control of large areas, not accepting help from organizations like the United Nations and continuously fighting with any Somali form of government.
A lot of young people join Al-Shabaab as it seems like a good option since they pay and feed their fighters.
Al-Shabaab is not as strong as it used to be but continues to be a terrifying factor in Somali life.
This group controls cities, highways and supplies routes.

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Somalia struggles to be  able to grow any food or keep any farm animals alive, which in turn raises food prices.  Making it almost impossible for many people to eat. From 2010-2012 a famine killed over 260,000 people. Climate Change is rapidly amplifying the already tough conditions in Somalia by drying out land quicker, making less and less water available and making it almost impossible to farm.

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-When the country was first formed they formed a government and Aden Abdul Osman Daar was elected president.
-He remained president until 1967 when his formed Prime MInister, Abdirashid Ali Shermarke defeated him in the election.
-Shermarke was assassinated in 1967 and Muhammed Siad Barre took over as president. 1970 Barre had declared Somalia a socialist state. He acted as a dictator for over 20 years, but in 1991 he was forced out of power during a civil war.
-Somalia had no government for 9 years and was controlled by powerful clan leaders and rich people.
- In 2000 clan leaders elected Adnulkassim Salat Hassan president. This government was not accepted.
-In 2002 Abdullah Yusuf was elected as president of a new transitional government hoping it would be accepted.
-In 2012 a formal parliament is sworn in and the transitional period is over Hussan Sheikh Muhamud is elected president. First democratic election since 1967.

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Originally Somalia had been rich in natural resources and had the possibility of being a safe country but their chance of being a well developed country was ruined early on by European and Asian ships who freely fishing along the coast and disrespecting the water by using illegal fishing techniques and even bombs which both greatly damaged the land of a country that had not even been formed

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During the 1800’s France, Britain and the Italians all fought over who would get to occupy the land of what is now called Somalia. There was protectorates and agreements made but nothing stayed.

The fighting continued until WWII when the United Nations stepped in and made Somali a United Nations trust territory until it was officially formed,