Interim Government of Somalia explained

Conventional Long Name:Interim Government of the Somali Republic
Common Name:Somalia
Flag Alt:Flag of Somalia
Flag:Flag of Somalia
Capital:Mogadishu
Common Languages:SomaliArabicItalian
Religion:Islam
Anthem:Heesta calanka Soomaaliya
Era:Somali Civil War
Government Type:Provisional government
Title Leader:President
Leader1:Ali Mahdi Muhammad
Year Leader1:1991-1997
Event Start:A multi-phased international conference on Somalia
Date Start:January
Year Start:1991
Date End:January
Year End:1997
P1:Somali Democratic Republic
Flag P1:Flag of Somalia.svg
S1:Transitional National Government of Somalia
Flag S1:Flag of Somalia.svg

The Interim Government of Somalia, led by Ali Mahdi Muhammad, was established immediately after the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic. From November 1991 to 1995, Ali Mahdi Muhammad had recognition as President by several states following the 1991 Djibouti conference held between 15 and 21 July 1991,[1] Ali Mahdi was elected interim President of Somalia for a period of two years, but because of the legitimacy conferred on Ali Mahdi by the Djibouti conference, his government was recognized by several countries, including Djibouti, Egypt, Italy, and Saudi Arabia.[2]

However, he was not able to exert his authority beyond certain parts of the capital. Power was instead vied with other faction leaders in the southern half of the country and with autonomous subnational entities in the north.[3] The competition for influence and resources between Muhammad and Mohamed Farrah Aidid continued on through the 1992–95 UN missions to Somalia (UNOSOM I, UNOSOM II, and UNITAF), until Aidid's eventual death in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annabel Lee Hogg . Timeline: Somalia, 1991-2008 . The Atlantic . 22 December 2008 . 2 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Harbinger of a new world order? . library.ubc.ca . 2014-03-05 .
  3. News: Somalia: Some key actors in the transitional process. 2005-05-06. IRIN. 2007-02-07. 2007-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193104/http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/0/cd80e675a2fba86a49256ff90029df0f?OpenDocument. dead.