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2012 In Somalia
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Somalia. Incumbents * President: ** until 20 August: Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ** 20 August-28 August: Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle (acting) ** 28 August-16 September: Mohamed Osman Jawari (acting) ** starting 16 September: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud * Prime Minister: Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (until 17 October), Abdi Farah Shirdon (starting 17 October) Events September * September 10 - Members of the new Somali Parliament elect Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud President. Deaths March * March 23 – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (born 1934), former Somali president. April * April 2 – Samia Yusuf Omar (born 1991), Somali athlete. June * June 12 – Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (born 1912), Somali politician. See also * 2012 timeline of the War in Somalia References Somalia 2010s in Somalia Years of the 21st century in Somalia Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012
2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the Romanian city of Târgu Mureș, protesters expressing solidarity towards certain figures in the medical field and calling for the resignation of president Traian Băsescu. The protests would soon spread through all of the country, marking the start of a long 2012–2015 unrest in Romania, civil unrest in Romania, lasting up to 2015 Romanian protests, November 2015. * January 13 – The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia disaster, ''Costa Concordia'' runs aground off the coast of Italy, causing 32 deaths. * January 23 – Iran–European Union relations: the European Union adopts an embargo against Iran in protest of its continued effort to enrich uranium. February * February 1 – Egypt's deadliest football incident known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ( Somali: ''Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud''; ; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician serving as the president of Somalia since 15 May 2022. He previously held the office from 2012 to 2017. Hassan was previously a university professor and dean at SIMAD University, which he co-founded. During 2012 he was elected President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). ''Time'' magazine placed him on an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013. During 2014 he controversially welcomed the entry of Ethiopian troops into the African Union mission in the wake of the 2006 invasion. His first administration faced serious criticism for rampant corruption, media restrictions and abuse of power. After losing power in 2017, he became the founder and current chairman of the Union for Peace and Development Party. He was indirectly elected as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia on 15 May 2022. Early life and education Hassan was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010s In Somalia
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2012 In Somalia
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Somalia. Incumbents * President: ** until 20 August: Sharif Sheikh Ahmed ** 20 August-28 August: Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle (acting) ** 28 August-16 September: Mohamed Osman Jawari (acting) ** starting 16 September: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud * Prime Minister: Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (until 17 October), Abdi Farah Shirdon (starting 17 October) Events September * September 10 - Members of the new Somali Parliament elect Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud President. Deaths March * March 23 – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (born 1934), former Somali president. April * April 2 – Samia Yusuf Omar (born 1991), Somali athlete. June * June 12 – Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (born 1912), Somali politician. See also * 2012 timeline of the War in Somalia References Somalia 2010s in Somalia Years of the 21st century in Somalia Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Timeline Of The War In Somalia
This is a 2012 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present). January January 7 * Kenya Defence Forces, Kenyan military claims that it had killed 60 Al-Shabaab (militant group), Al-Shabaab fighters with an air strike. A Kenyan army spokesperson also said that 20 al-Shabaab fighters had defected. January 20 * Transitional Federal Government forces and their AMISOM allies launch a successful offensive against al-Shabaab positions on the northern outskirts of Mogadishu. The move was intended to secure the city's outer perimeters from external attack. Two AMISOM soldiers were wounded in the ensuing battle. January 24 * Al-Shabaab launches a suicide attack against an Ethiopian military base in Beledweyne. The group claims it killed 10 Ethiopian soldiers. February February 15 * African Union forces say they launched a major assault on Afgoye, an important Al-Shabaab (militant group), al-Shabab base in Southern Somalia. A BBC Correspondent said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (, ; 1912 – 12 June 2012) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia, and briefly an Acting President of Somalia in 1969. Early life Hussein was born into a Hadame family (part of the larger Rahaweyn clan), in the central town of Xuddur in the Bakool region. Politics In 1946, Hussein joined the burgeoning, nationalist party of the ''Somali Youth Club'' (which later changed its name to the Somali Youth League). He served the SYL's head office in what was then known as Upper Jubba, which included several current regions of Southwestern Somalia. He died in Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi Riv ... in 2012 at about 100 years old. He was accorded a state funeral by the government in Mogadishu, Somalia, and was burie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samia Yusuf Omar
Samia Yusuf Omar or Samiyo Omar (; ; 25 March 1991 – April 2012) was a sprinter from Somalia. She was one of two Somali athletes who competed for their nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Omar had grown up in Mogadishu, and trained there during the Somali Civil War despite receiving harassment from local militia groups. Her story at the Olympics was covered by the media, and her performance was well received by the crowd. Following the Games, she hid away from athletics following threats by militant group Al-Shabaab. She ended up in a Hizbul-Islam displacement camp, and in pursuit of competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she crossed the border to Ethiopia looking for a safe place to train. She was trafficked north into Libya, where she was imprisoned. During the 2012 Games, it was revealed that Omar had drowned off the coast of Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. Early life Samia Yusuf Omar was born in Somalia on 25 March 1991, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (, ; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012), was a Somali politician and former military official who served as the first President of Puntland from 1998 to 2004. He also played a key role in establishing the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which he led as President of Somalia from 2004 to 2008. Additionally, he was one of the founders of the rebel Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF). Yusuf was a career soldier in the Somali National Army, participating in the 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War, 1964 Border War and Ogaden War against Ethiopia. After Somalia's defeat in the Ogaden War in 1978, he 1978 Somali coup attempt, led a failed coup against President Siad Barre, marking the start of the Somali Rebellion, Somali rebellion. Following the coup's failure, Yusuf established the Somali Salvation Democratic Front in Ethiopia and began fighting alongside Ethiopian forces against the Somali army. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Presidential Election, 2012
Indirect presidential elections were held in Somalia on 10 September 2012. The newly appointed Federal Parliament elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the first president of Somalia since the dissolution of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The election had previously been scheduled for 20 August, the same day that the mandate of the TFG expired, but was rescheduled for a later date. Background Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 that saw the ouster of the Siad Barre-led government, many of the few remaining political parties gave way to autonomous or semi-autonomous regional states, or fragmented into feuding militia groups. After several unsuccessful national reconciliation efforts, a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was formed in 2004 with a mandate leading toward the establishment of a new constitution and a transition to a representative government. Though there has been no government that has controlled the entirety of the territory recognised as Somal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somali people, Somalis. The official languages of the country are Somali language, Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the Languages of Somalia, primary language. Somalia has historic and religious ties to the Arab world. The people in Somalia are mainly Muslims, following the Sunni Islam, Sunni branch.. In antiquity, Somalia was an important commercial center. During the Middle Ages, several powerful Somali empires dominated the regional trade, including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdi Farah Shirdon
Abdi Farah Shirdon (; ; born 1958) is a Somali businessman, economist and politician. He served as the prime minister of Somalia between October 2012 and December 2013. Shirdon is credited with having overseen significant development in social services and the national budget, as well as improving local security. Background Personal life Shirdon was born in 1958 in Dusmareeb, Somalia. He comes from a middle-class background, and belongs to the Marehan Darod clan. Shirdon is married to Asha Haji Elmi a prominent peace activist and former Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. The couple have four children. He is also multilingual, speaking Somali, Italian and English. Education After finishing high school, Shirdon relocated to Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, to attend college. He studied at the Somali National University (SNU), where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics, graduating with honours in 1983. Furthering his education Abdi Farah Shirdoon attended the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
