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Encyclopedia > British Somaliland
British Somaliland
Protectorate of the United Kingdom
1884 – 1960

Flag of Somaliland Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somalia. ... The British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the north part of the Horn of Africa, and later part of Somalia and presently the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


Flag Flag of Somaliland The old flag The current flag of Somaliland, the former British part of Somalia, was introduced on October 14, 1996, when it was approved by the National Conference. ...

Capital Aden
Religion Islam
Political structure Protectorate
History
 - Established 1884
 - Independence June 26, 1960
 - Somaliland established 18 May, 1991
Currency British pound

British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the north part of the Horn of Africa, and later part of Somalia and presently the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. ... Port of Aden (around 1910). ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... For the government in parliamentary systems, see Executive (government) A government is a body that has the power to make and the authority to enforce rules and laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group. ... This article is about states protected and/or dominated by a foreign power. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other territories formerly called Somaliland, see Somaliland (disambiguation). ... For details of notes and coins, see British coinage and British banknotes. ... This article is about states protected and/or dominated by a foreign power. ... The Horn of Africa. ... Somaliland (Somali: Soomaaliland) is a former British territory located in the northwest region of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. ...


Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty dominated the area in the 1870s, but withdrew in 1884, upon which the British established a protectorate and garrisoned it from Aden. The protectorate was administered from British India until 1898, then by the Foreign Office, and after 1905 the Colonial Office. The history of Egypt under the Muhammad Ali Pasha dynasty was a period of rapid reform and modernization that led to Egypt becoming one of the most developed states outside of Europe. ... This article is about states protected and/or dominated by a foreign power. ... Flag Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Political structure Colony History  - Established 1937  - Disestablished January 18, 1963 Area 121 km² The Colony of Aden (Arabic: ) was a British crown colony from 1937 to 1963 and consisted of the port city of Aden and its immediate surroundings. ... The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ... The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ...


Generally the British did not have much interest in their Somali protectorate which they called "Aden's butcher's shop" from where they got supplies of meat for their British Indian outpost of Aden. Flag Capital Aden Language(s) Arabic Political structure Colony History  - Established 1937  - Disestablished January 18, 1963 Area 121 km² The Colony of Aden (Arabic: ) was a British crown colony from 1937 to 1963 and consisted of the port city of Aden and its immediate surroundings. ...


But the colonial power was forced to spend considerable efforts when in 1899 the resistance movement of Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan whom they called the "Mad Mullah" rose against their rule. Britain reacted with harsh force in a colonial war lasting for 20 years which killed about a third of the population. The Mullah's resistance finally was crushed when after the end of World War I the British employed the new technology of military aircraft for the first time on African soil. Mohammed Abdullah Hasssan on his famous horse Xin-Faniin Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan, Sayyid) (born April 7, 1864, in the north of Somalia, died December 21, 1920 in Imi, Ethiopia) was Somalias religious and nationalist leader (called the Mad Mullah by the British, although he was neither...

The Italian invasion of British Somaliland in august 1940
The Italian invasion of British Somaliland in august 1940

During the East African Campaign, the protectorate was occupied by Italy in August 1940, but recaptured by the British in March 1941, the final remnants of Italian guerillas were done fighting by the summer of 1942. The Italian conquest of British Somaliland was the only victory of Italy without the cooperation of German troops in WWII against the Allies. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Combatants United Kingdom Anglo-Egyptian Sudan British Somaliland British East Africa British India Gold Coast Nigeria N. Rhodesia S. Rhodesia Union of S. Africa Belgium Belgian Congo Free France Ethiopian irregulars Italy Italian East Africa German Motorized Company Commanders Archibald Wavell William Platt Alan Cunningham Duke of Aosta Guglielmo Nasi... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Italian Propaganda Poster (1942): We will return! (to the italian African colonies) When the italian army surrendered in Gondar in november 1941, many Italians decided to start a guerrilla warfare in the mountains and deserts of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. ... Combatants United Kingdom British India British Somaliland N. Rhodesia British East Africa Italy Italian East Africa Commanders Alfred Godwin-Austen Arthur Chater Guglielmo Nasi Carlo De Simone Strength 4,000 24,000 Casualties 38 killed[1] 71 wounded[1] 49 missing[1] Total:205[2] Destroyed British convoy near Berbera... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


The protectorate gained independence as the State of Somaliland on 26 June 1960. Days later, as a referendum indicated support for unification with the Italian administered Trust Territory of Somalia, it joined with that territory to form a new Somali Republic (Somalia) on July 1, 1960. is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Trust Territory of Somalia Capital Mogadiscio Religion Islam Political structure Trust Territory Historical era Cold war  - Established November, 1949  - Independence July 1, 1960 Currency Italian lira The Trust Territory of Somalia was a United Nations Trust Territory in East Africa administered by Italy from 1947 to 1960. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


After the breakdown of Somalia's central government in 1991, the former area of British Somaliland declared independence in May 1991 as the Republic of Somaliland which regards itself as a successor to the briefly independent State of Somaliland. Somaliland (Somali: Soomaaliland) is a former British territory located in the northwest region of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. ...


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Bogga Wararka ee www.Somaliland-democracy-watch.co.uk (1944 words)
British Somaliland economically was outperformed by neighbouring Italian Somalia.
In 1937 the native population of British Somaliland was estimated at 344,700, the non-native population given at 2,688, of whom only 68 were Europeans.
British Somaliland was liberated by an expedition from Aden in March 1941; the protectorate then was placed under military administration, military governors Brigadier A.R. Chater (1941-1943), Brigadier G.T. Fisher (1943-1948).
British Empire: The Map Room: Africa: British Somaliland (441 words)
Somaliland had long come to the attention of the British from their strategically vital base at Aden.
The strategic importance of the area was to be further increased with the opening of the Suez canal in 1869.
The British general Gordon was caught in Khartoum by this fanatic army.
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