Transitional Federal Government of Somalia
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) (Somali: Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, Arabic: الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية, Italian: Governo Federale Transitorio Della Somalia) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Republic of Somalia from 14 October 2004 until 20 August 2012, when its tenure officially ended and the Federal Government of Somalia was inaugurated.
Transitional Federal Government of the Republic of Somalia | |||||||||
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| 2004–2012 | |||||||||
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| Anthem: (2004–2012) "Soomaaliyeey toosoo"(2012) "Qolobaa Calankeed" | |||||||||
| Capital | Mogadishu | ||||||||
| Common languages | Somali · Arabic · Italian | ||||||||
| Government | Federal provisional government | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 2004-2008 | Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed | ||||||||
• 2009-2012 | Sheikh Sharif Ahmed | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 2011-2012 | Omar Sharmarke | ||||||||
| Legislature | Transitional Federal Parliament | ||||||||
| Historical era | Somali Civil War | ||||||||
| 14 October 2004 | |||||||||
| 20 August 2012 | |||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | SO | ||||||||
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Succeeding the Transitional National Government (TNG), the TFG was the second interim administration aiming to restore national institutions to Somalia after the 1991 collapse of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war.
The TFG was established as one of the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) of government as defined in the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC) adopted in November 2004 by the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP).