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Taariikhdu waa dhaxalka dhabta ah ee bulsho leedahay. The story of #Somaliland, one picture at a time.
Jun 21, 2019 4 tweets 4 min read
Its coming up to #26June, #Somaliland's first independence day. A thread in celebration is apt, sharing international reporting on Somaliland finally attaining independence from Britain: #Somaliland was the 16th African state to become independent. Somaliland became an independent country before many African states:

- Congo: independence date 30/6/1960
- #Somalia: 1/7
- Nigeria: 1/10
- Algeria: 5/7/1962
- Uganda: 9/10
- Kenya: 12/12/1963
- #Djibouti: 27/6/1977
May 27, 2019 6 tweets 7 min read
A thread dedicated to international news reporting on events between 1980-1991. The #SNM's struggle for #Somaliland's liberation, the genocide perpetrated by #Somalia's Siad Barre against innocent civilians, and the events that led to the restoration of Somaliland's independence. Lest we forget why the #SNM picked up arms in defence of #Somaliland civilians against brutal war of obliteration waged by Barre's #Somalia:

"The local gov. council is to be "reconstituted" and the local schools "diluted" by bringing in non-Isaaq children from refugee camps..." Image