2020 in Somalia explained
Events in the year 2020 in Somalia.
Incumbents
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Hassan Ali Khaire
Events
Ongoing – Somali Civil War (2009–present)
(2020 timeline of the Somali Civil War); COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
January
May
August
September
December
- 1–27 December: Scheduled dates for the 2020 Somali parliamentary election.[9]
- 10 December – U.S. warplanes bomb a stronghold of al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab rebels.[10]
- 15 December – Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya after Muse Bihi Abdi, president of Somaliland visits Kenya.[11]
- 21 December – The United States sends the USS Makin Island and other warships with 2,500 marines to cover the withdrawal of its 800 troops, leaving only a small contingent to guard the embassy.[12]
Deaths
- 24 March - Mohamed Farah, footballer (b. 1961).[13]
- 1 April - Nur Hassan Hussein, politician, former Prime Minister (b. 1938).[14]
- 7 April - Hudeydi, oud player (b. 1928).[15]
- 10 May - Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays, diplomat (ambassador to Egypt and the Arab League); died of COVID-19 in Kuwait[16]
- 12 July - Hassan Abshir Farah, politician, former Prime Minister (b. 1945).
- 8 October - Ali Khalif Galaydh, 78, politician, Prime Minister (2000–2001), MP (since 2012) and President of Khatumo State (since 2014).[17]
- 18 November – Umar Ghalib, 90, politician, Prime Minister (1991–1993) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1969–1976).[18]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Ethiopian troops admit shooting down Kenyan plane . May 9, 2020 . The EastAfrican.
- News: Ethiopian Troops May Have Shot Down Aid Plane in Somalia, Report Says . . Abdi Latif . Dahir . Hussein . Mohamed . Simon . Marks . May 10, 2020.
- Web site: Mogadishu: Several killed in attack at Somali military base . news.yahoo.com . BBC . August 8, 2020.
- News: Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriages . . August 11, 2020 . Nita . Bhalla . Mohammed . Omer . Claire . Cozens.
- News: Somalia: Over a dozen killed in hours-long Mogadishu hotel siege . . August 17, 2020.
- Web site: Somalia executes soldiers convicted for boy's fatal rape . news.yahoo.com . August 18, 2020.
- Web site: Hassan . Abdiqani . Three Somali special forces killed, U.S. officer wounded in car bomb, Somali official says . news.yahoo.com . Reuters . September 7, 2020.
- News: Somalia names new prime minister, unveils plan for elections . Al Jazeera . 18 September 2020 . 27 November 2020.
- News: Somalia issues new election timetable . Abdulkadir Khalif . . Kenya . 2 October 2020 . 27 November 2020.
- News: Sisk . Richard . US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced . December 10, 2020 . news.yahoo.com . Military.com . December 10, 2020.
- News: Sheikh . Abdi . Somalia cuts ties with Kenya, shots fired at Mogadishu protests . December 15, 2020 . news.yahoo.com . Reuters . Yahoo News . Somalia calls back all its diplomats from Kenya and orders Kenyan diplomats to leave Somalia within seven days..
- News: Sisk . Richard . A US Naval Armada and 2,500 Marines Are Off Somalia to Cover Troop Withdrawal . December 24, 2020 . news.yahoo.com . Military.com . December 22, 2020.
- News: African Football Legend Mohamed Farah Dies From COVID-19. Adesewa. Odusoga. TV 360 Nigeria. 27 March 2020. 10 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327170912/https://www.tv360nigeria.com/african-football-legend-mohamed-farah-dies-from-covid-19/. 27 March 2020.
- News: Ex-Somali PM dies of Coronavirus in London. Garowe Online. 1 April 2020. 10 April 2020.
- News: Veteran Somali Musician Ahmed Ismail Hussein Has Died. Rufaro. Samanga. Okey Africa. 8 April 2020. 10 April 2020.
- Web site: Africa's top virus deaths: Cameroon women's football medic dies . Africanews . February 27, 2021 . en . 13 July 2020.
- https://www.voasomali.com/a/5613563.html Dr. Cali Khaliif Galayr oo geeriyooday
- https://www.latestnewssouthafrica.com/2020/11/18/former-somali-prime-minister-omar-arte-qalib-is-dead/ Former Somali Prime minister, Omar arte Qalib is dead