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Ethiopia Somaliland
First posted on July 2nd 2002, last revised on November 14th 2013







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until 1889 . 1889-1922 . 1922-1941 . 1941-1950 . 1950-1960 . 1960-1991 . Since 1991


Precolonial Era, -1889
Somalia stands out among the states of Africa, because although it's borders were shaped by the colonial powers, it is a nation-state. The Somali live not only in present-day Somalia and breakaway Somaliland to the north, but also in adjacent stretches of territory in Ethiopia (the Ogaden province) and Kenya.
The coastal region was settled by Arabs between the 7th and 10th century; trading centers such as Mogadishu and Kisimayo emerged. Islam became the dominant religion.
Mogadishu was visited by Ibn Battuta in 1331 and by Chinese explorer Zheng He in the 15th century. At that time, Mogadishu was an Islamic Sultanate, ruled by the Muzaffar Dynasty which in the 14th century was succeeded by the Dynasty of Fakhr ad-Din; the latter were dependent on the Ajuran, who in the early 17th century were defeated by the Hawiye Somali, thus becoming the new force dominating Mogadishu. The Portuguese visited the city, but never succeeded in taking it. In 1704, the Omanis established control; Mogadishu never regained it's old position. In the early 19th century, Mogadishu followed Mombasa's example and threw off Omani sovereignty; in 1828, Mogadishu had to surrender to Omani forces. In 1841, with the partitioning of the Sultanate of Oman, Mogadishu became part of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. When Mogadishu was visited by French traveller Charles Guillain in 1846-1848, Mogadishu was dependent on both the Sultanate of Zanzibar and the Somali Geledi Clan.

Further north on the Somali coast were located the Majeerteen Sultanates - the Sultanates of Migiurtina or Majeerteen, Obbia or Hobyo and Nogal. The Sultanate of Majeerteen emerged in the middle of the 18th century; in the early and middle 19th century Sultan Boqor Ismaan Mahamuud received British 'tribute' for protecting British shipwrecked sailors. In 1878, a disgruntled relative, Keenadiid, broke away from Majeerteen a part of the state, creating the Sultanate of Hobyo.
European colonial powers, notably the British, have shown little interest in the region, the hinterland of which is mostly desert and promised little profit. It was the Italians who finally established a colony here in 1889 : Benadir.

Colony of Liberal Italy, 1889-1922
Italy (through Italian consul on Zanzibar, Vincenzo Filonardi) obtained treaties with the Sultans of Obbia (Hobyo, Dec. 1888, renewed 1895) and Caluula (Majerteen or Boqor, April 1889, renewed 1895), in which the latter formally placed their territories under Italian protection - at that time, however, Italians were hardly presented in these areas and the old conditions continued.
In 1889, the Italians declared a protectorate over Benadir (the Mogadishu coastal region) for which Italy paid an annual tribute to the Sultan of Zanzibar, of 160,000 Rupees, later reduced to 120,000 Rupees (Italian-Zanzibari Convention of 1892).
Mogadiscio became the capital. The Juba River was established as the borderline between the British and Italian spheres of influence in Anglo-Italian negotiations of 1886, and recognized in an agreement by Britain and Germany in 1890. Agreements regarding the colony's western border were signed with Ethiopia and Britain (1897, 1908) in which the latter recognized Italy's claim over the territory between Cape Gardafui and the Juba river. Benadir was ruled by the V. Filonardi Co. (Filonardi had given up his diplomatic career and founded the company). The company opened her first station at Adala in 1891. In 1893, Italians were attacked at Merca; Italy responded by bombarding the city. In 1896, the Filonardi Co. went out of business; she was succeeded by the Societa Commerciale Italiana del Benadir, with seat in Milano. At that time there were 7 stations, Adala, Giumbo, Washeilata, Brava, Merca, Mogadishu, Lergh. Italian settlers took up residence in the extreme south, where they cultivated bananas and sugar cane. The Benadir Co. returned her charter in 1905; the Italian government took over.
That year, Italy annexed the territories leased from the Sultan of Zanzibar outright.
In 1909 the Italian Rupia of 100 Bese was introduced as the colony's only legal currency (until 1925); an Italian Rupia had the value of 8 Italian Lira.
Early in the 20th century, the "Mad Mullah" opposed colonial rule in British Somaliland. He used the Nogal valley, nominally part of the domains of the Sultan of Hobyo (Obbia) as his operation base. In 1903 the Italians deposed Sultan Yusyf Ali of Hobyo (Obbia) and exiled him to Assab in Eritrea. Mohamad Abdullah Hasan, the "Mad Mullah" in 1905 at Nogal proclaimed himself the Mahdi; he continued to harass the British in Somaliland. He was in control of Nogal until 1911.


Colony of Fascist Italy : Somalia 1922-1960
Since 1922, Benito Mussolini headed a fascist administration of Italy. Settlement in southern Somalia was intensified; economically Somalia outperformed British Somaliland further north. On March 1st 1925, Britain (Kenya) ceded the Jubaland to Italy; the region was called Oltre Giuba (Trans-Juba) by the Italians, with the port city of Kisimayo (Treaty of London, June 15th 1924). After a period of transition, in which Oltre Giuba was ruled as an autonomous entity under Commissioner General Corrado Zoli, it was annexed into Somalia on June 10th 1926.
In 1925 the fascist administration undertook military action in order to establish Italian control over the regions of Obbia (Hobyo), Nogal and Migiurtinia (Majerteen), hitherto only superficially recognizing Italian sovereignty. The Sultanate of Obbia was occupied, posts established at strategic locations throughout Migurtinia (the Sultan of which, Osman Mahamud, fled into British Somaliland), the Sultanate of Nogal occupied, up to the border of British Somaliland.
The colony's population in 1929 was estimated at 1,500,000, the population of capital Mogadiscio c. 27,000. In 1925, the Italian Rupee was replaced by the Italian Lira as the colony's official currency. In 1925 the colony was renamed Somalia.
The population was almost entirely Muslim, of the Sunnite branch. Catholic missionaries were active since 1904; in 1928 Italian Somalia was established as an Apostolic Vicariate under Monsignore Gabriele Perio.
The economy was dominated by pastoral herding (cattle, camels, goats, donkeys), irrigation agriculture practised in the valleys of the Uebi and Juba; native agricultural products included maize, sesame, cotton. The Italians tried to improve the cultivation of cotton, sugar cane, sesame, the sisal agave, the banana). Industry was limited to a sugar refinery (Societa Saccarifera Somala), oil-extracting factories (S.A.I.S.) and a few minor enterprises. Native industries included pottery and textile production. A specific product of the country was frankincense.
Imports were 2.5 - 6 times the value of exports; Italy figured second in the table of origins of imports (25-30 %), behind British Aden, but clearly dominated exports (60-70 %); the dominating export products were cotton andodorous substances, skins, Benadir textiles, cattle and goats, salted fish. In 1929 there was one railway line, total length 113 km. In 1920 the Banco d'Italia opened a branch in Mogadiscio. The colony's budget in 1926-27 of 67 million Lire was subsidized by the Italian state (subsidy 42 million Lire).
The colony was administrated by a governor who presided over a number of departments (civil and political affairs, economic and financial affairs, justice ..). The Comitato Amministrativo was a consultative body, comprising of the heads of the various departments, the military commander, legal counsels and two citizens appointed by the governor. In 1929 the troops stationed in the colony numbered 130 officers, 50 NCO's and 7000 indigenous soldiers. Two naval vessels were stationed in Somalian waters, "Lussin" and "Arimondi".
When World War II broke out in September 1939, Italy stayed out of the war. When German troops had penetrated France's defences in June 1940 and a French defeat was obvious, Italy entered the war on the German side. Italian forces from Somalia and Eritrea invaded and occupied British Somaliland.

Somalia 1941-1960
In 1941, the British, from Kenya and Sudan and Aden, invaded Italian East Africa; the Italian forces surrendered that year.
Former Italian East Africa, from 1941 until 1950, was under British military administration. Meanwhile in 1943 the Italian government had switched sides.

Somalia 1941-1960
In 1950 Somalia was handed back to Italian administration as a UN mandate (trusteeship). A new currency, 1 Somali = 100 Centesimi, was introduced; it was valid until 1962.
Britain, in 1948/1954, returned Ogaden, with it's Muslim Somali population, to Ethiopia. In 1956 Somalia was granted political autonomy. A new constitution widely extended the franchise; elections were held. A Legislative Assembly was established. Aden Abdullah Osman was elected president, ABDULLAHI ISSA prime minister. In 1960, independence was proclaimed.

Strive for a Unified Nation State, 1960-1991
Both Italian Somalia and British Somaliland gained independence in 1960. Within months, the unification of both countries was proclaimed, now forming the United Republic of Somalia.
In 1962, Somalia introduced a new currency, the Scellino Somali (Somalian Shilling) of 100 Centesimi. A first Five Year Plan was launched in 1963, followed by a short term development program 1968-1970, a development program 1971-1973 and another five year plan 1974-1978. In a 1972 language reform the Arab script was replaced by the Latin Alphabet.
In 1969, newly elected President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke was assassinated. After a coup in 1969, new strongman Siad Barre dissolved parliament. In 1970, Scientific Socialism was declared state ideology. In 1970, certain industries (oil companies, foreign banks etc.) were nationalized; in 1972, health services, private schools, the printing press followed. The Somali National University was established in Mogadishu in 1970. A National Theater had been constructed in 1966, with Chinese aid.
The war with Ethiopia over the Ogaden was a huge burden on the country's weak economy. The Sahel Drought of 1972-1974 had a detrimental impact in the country, as both the population and the livestock herds had considerably expanded over the previous decades. When Soviet aid suddenly ceased after the 1974 coup in Ethiopia, the country faced a serious crisis; In addition to a staggering economy and disappointed expectations, they had to cope with large numbers of refugees. In 1977 West German RAF terrorists hijacked a Lufthansa plane, which after an odyssey, ended up on Mogadishu airport. Somalia's president Siad Barre granted West German special forces permission to liberate the hostages, which they did. From then on, Somalia topped the list of countries receiving financial aid from West Germany. With these credits, for example Somalia's fishing industry was modernized. Once, the Somali-Ethiopian conflict had been part of the cold war. With the breakdown of the Soviet system in 1989/1991, the west's interest to finance such conflicts ended. Somalia found itself in a serious financial crisis; aid the country depended on was sharply reduced.
Pan-Somali sentiment aimed at uniting all territories settled by Somalis, including French Somaliland (Djibouti), the Ogaden (Ethiopian) and stretches of Kenya. The Somali government supported ethnic Somalis in Kenya and Ethiopia agitating for or committing acts of violence in order to achieve self-gocernment and eventual unifiCation with Somalia (Irredentism). A first Somali-Ethiopian war over Ogaden was fought 1964-1967.
Siad Barre (since 1969) pursued a pro-Soviet policy; Somalia received military aid from the USSR (archenemy Ethiopia was a client of the USA). War over the Ogaden renewed and the Somali side was able to claim some successes, when a coup brought a pro-Soviet regime in power in Ethiopia. The USSR dropped Somalia, now supporting Ethiopia. Somali forces quickly were expelled from the Ogaden; the war continued until 1994.
The Somali government, socialist, was at a loss regarding how to respond.

since 1991
In 1991, president Siad Barre was ousted. The country fell apart in numerous districts controlled by warlords. In 1992 the country experienced a devastating famine. Humanitarian aid organizations found Somalia an extremely difficult terrain to work in, as they were targetted as potential hostages by the various political factions, who also tried to direct the food supplies to their respective clientele. In 1992, UN forces, the most important contingent being from the U.S., landed to establish order. In 1993, UN forces made an attempt to arrest one warlord, Mohammed Farah Aidid; it ended in a disaster. Un forces were withdrawn; Somalia again in the hands of the various warlords. Former British Somaliland unilaterally declared it's independence (1994), as did the northern stretch of former Italian Somalia, under the name of Puntland. Both secessionist states lack international recognition.

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Historic Encyclopedia Entries : Somalis 1854-1902, Ajan 1854-1885, Adal 1854-1885
Historical Atlas, Somalia Page

Students' Paper : Sung Ji Yun, History of Nutrition in East Africa (2012)









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L.V. Bertarelli, Guida D'Italia del Touring Club Italiano : Possedimenti e Colonie, Milano 1929, pp.687-808
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Horn of Poverty, pp.58-59 in : The State of War and Peace Atlas, ed. by Dan Smith, Penguin 1997 [G]
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Terry M. Mays, Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping, Lanham Md : Scarecrow 1996 [G]
Statistical Data IHS : B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics. The Americas 1750-2000, London : Palgrave 2003 [G]
Yearbook Entries Britannica Book of the Year Italian Somaliland, 1913 p.1049 on events of 1912) [G]
Italian Colonial Empire, 1945 pp.376-377, 1946 pp.408-409, 1947 pp.426-427, 1948 pp.413-414, 1949 pp.364-365, 1950 pp.387-388
Italian Somaliland 1951 p.641, 1952 p.643, 1953 pp.651-652
Somalia 1954 p.655, 1955 p.702,1956 p.640, 1957 p.702, 1958 p.644, 1959 p.636, 1960 p.638 [G]
Somali Republic, 1961 p.640, 1962 pp.631-632, 1963 pp.738-739, 1964 pp.754-755, 1965 pp.643-644, 1966 p.690, 1967 p.690, 1968 pp.698-699, 1969 p.681 [G]
Somalia, 1970 pp.688-689, 1971 pp.673, 1972 pp.630-631, 1973 p.617, 1974 p.620, 1975 pp.620-621, 1976 pp.617-618, 1977 p.617, 1978 pp.631-632, 1979 pp.625-626, 1980 pp.620-621, 1981 pp.620-621, 1982 pp.623-624, 1983 pp.616-617, 1984 pp.620-621, 1985 pp.473-474, 779, 1986 pp.467, 778, 1988 pp.397, 698, 1989 pp.397, 698, 1990 pp.414, 714, 1993 pp.369, 715, 1994 pp.367-368, 715, 1995 pp.471, 715 [G]
Statesman's Yearbook Italy, Foreign Dependencies, 1895 pp.714-715, 1898 pp.712-713, 1901 pp.801-802, 1905 pp.863-864, 1910 pp.970-971 [G]
Italian Somaliland, 1919 pp.1009-1011, 1924 pp.1043-1045, 1925 pp.1051-1052, 1926 pp.1018-1020, 1928 pp.1045-1047, 1929 pp.1031-1033, 1932 pp.1044-1046, 1937 pp.1081-1082, 1943 pp.1042-1043 [G]
Somalia, 1970-1971 pp.1278-1280, 1975-1976 pp.1286-1288, 1978-1979 pp.1060-1063, 1980-1981 pp.1063-1066, 1983-1984 pp.1066-1069, 1984-1985 pp.1063-1066, 1985-1986 pp.1064-1067, 1987-1988 pp.1070-1072, 1988-1989 pp.1074-1076, 1989-1990 pp.1085-1088, 1990-1991 pp.1085-1087, 1991-1992 pp.1088-1090, 1992-1993 pp.1178-1181, 1993-1994 pp.1181-1183, 1994-1995 pp.1186-1190, 1995-1996 pp.1176-1179, 1996-1997 pp.1152-1155, 1997-1998 pp.1154-1156, 1998-1999 pp.1259-1262, 2000 pp.1412-1415, 2001 pp.1377-1380, 2002 pp.1432-1436, 2003 pp.1431-1435, 2004 pp.1452-1456, 2005 pp.1461-1466 [G]
Americana Annual Italian Somaliland, 1927 p.459, 1928 p.416, 1930 p.411, 1931 p.411, 1932 p.375, 1933 pp.402-403, 1934 p.315, 1935 p.373, 1936 p.377, 1937 p.363 [G]
Italian East Africa, 1938 p.349, 1939 pp.386-388, 1940 p.399, 1943 pp.392-394, 1944 p.363 (on events of 1943) [G]
Italian East Africa - Italian Somaliland, 1945 p.381, 1946 pp.384-385 (on events of 1945) [G]
Italian East Africa, 1947 p.364; Italian Somaliland 1947 p.365 [G]
Somaliland (sic !), 1957 p.718 [G]
Somalia, 1961 pp.681-683, 1962 pp.688-689, 1963 pp.608-609, 1964 pp.596-597, 1965 pp.631-632, 1967 pp.610-611, 1968 pp.603-604, 1969 p.606, 1970 p.615, 1971 p.605, 1972 p.600, 1973 p.602, 1976 p.74, 1992 p.465, 1993 p.468, 1994 pp.476-477 [G]
Other Article : Somaliland, in : International Year Book 1898 p.716 [G]
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