Somali Republic
The Somali Republic (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliyeed; Italian: Repubblica Somala; Arabic: الجمهورية الصومالية, romanized: Al-Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmālīyyah) was the name given to the newly independent state of Somalia, following the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) and the State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland). A government was formed by Abdullahi Issa Mohamud and Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal and other members of the trusteeship and protectorate administrations, with Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf as President of the Somali National Assembly and Aden Abdullah Osman Daar as President of the Somali Republic. On 22 July 1960, Daar appointed Abdirashid Ali Shermarke as Prime Minister. On 20 July 1961 and through a popular referendum, Somalia ratified a new constitution, which was first drafted in 1960. The new constitution was rejected by Somaliland.
Somali Republic Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliyeed Repubblica Somala الجمهورية الصومالية Al-Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmālīyyah | |||||||||||
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| 1960–1969 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Soomaaliya Ha Noolaato (English: "Long live Somalia") | |||||||||||
Location of the Somali Republic. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Mogadishu | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Somali · Arabic · Italian · English | ||||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 1960–1967 | Aden Abdullah Osman Daar | ||||||||||
• 1967–1969 | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke | ||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1960, 1967–1969 | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal | ||||||||||
• 1960–1964 | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke | ||||||||||
• 1964–1967 | Abdirizak Haji Hussein | ||||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
| July 1 1960 | |||||||||||
| October 21 1969 | |||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| 1961 | 637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1961 | 2,027,300 | ||||||||||
• 1969 | 2,741,000 | ||||||||||
| Currency | East African shilling (1960–1962) Somalo (1960–1962) Somali shilling (1962–1969) | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | SO | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia Somaliland | ||||||||||
| History of Somalia |
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| Somalia portal |
| History of Somaliland |
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| Somaliland portal |
The administration lasted until 1969, when the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) seized power in a bloodless coup and renamed the country the Somali Democratic Republic.