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  2. Public holidays in Somalia - Wikipedia

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    Labour Day. 26 June. Independence Day. Marks the independence of British Somaliland on June 26, 1960. Five days later it joined Italian Somaliiland as the Somali Republic. [1] 1 July. Republic Day. Marks the unification of the former Italian and British Somalilands as the Somali Republic on July 1, 1960.

  3. Independence Day (Somalia) - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day is a national holiday observed annually in Somalia on July 1. The date celebrates the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic on July 1, 1960. A government was subsequently formed by Abdullahi Issa, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, and other members of the trusteeship and ...

  4. Independence Day (State of Somaliland) - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day of Somaliland is an annual celebration and a public holiday in Somaliland and neighbouring Somalia that commemorates the proclamation of independence of the short-lived independent State of Somaliland on 26 June 1960. [1] In the late 19th century, the territories of what is now Somalia and Somaliland was divided between Britain ...

  5. List of presidents of Somaliland - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of presidents of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, considered internationally to be part of Somalia.The Republic of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of Somaliland.

  6. Tourism in Somalia - Wikipedia

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    Somalia's ecological parks, coral reefs and protected areas Following Somalia's independence in 1960, the Ministry of Tourism was established in order to regulate the national tourist industry. [ 1 ] In 1969, the Law on Fauna (Hunting) and Forest Conservation was passed, which defined and provided for the establishment of controlled areas, game ...

  7. History of Somalia - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Somali (Somali: Soomaaliya; aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fideraaliya) and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. The country was an important centre for commerce with the rest ...

  8. List of presidents of Somalia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of presidents of Somalia. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1960, there have been 9 official presidents. The president is the head of state of Somalia and the commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The current office holder is Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election ...

  9. Economy of Somalia - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Statistics Division reports a GDP figure of $1.306 billion for 2012, compared to $2.316 billion in 2005 and $1.071 billion in 2010. [21] According to the Central Bank of Somalia, sometime in the 2000s the country's GDP per capita according to the World Bank was $230, a slight reduction in real terms from 1990. [10]