Interim Government of Somalia

Interim Government of the Somali Republic
1991–2000
Anthem: Heesta calanka Soomaaliya
Location of Somalia
CapitalMogadishu
Common languagesSomali · Arabic · Italian
Religion
Islam
GovernmentProvisional government
President 
• 1991-2000
Ali Mahdi Muhammad
Historical eraSomali Civil War
• A multi-phased international conference on Somalia
January 1991
• Disestablished
August 2000
ISO 3166 codeSO
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Somali Democratic Republic
Transitional National Government of Somalia

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.

References

  1. ^ Annabel Lee Hogg (22 December 2008). "Timeline: Somalia, 1991-2008". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Harbinger of a new world order?". library.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-05.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Somalia: Some key actors in the transitional process". IRIN. 2005-05-06. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-07.


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