Sites

Somalia History - English
URL: http://www.emulateme.com/history/somohist.htm

Coastal Towns, Emergence of Adal - Oppression of the Isaaq, Harrying of the Hawiye.

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On the wrong side of history in Somalia - English
URL: http://www.geocities.com/~dagmawi/NewsJuly99/July8_Somalia.html

Eritrea’s efforts are counterproductive because it has allied itself with the two Mogadishu warlords (Hussein Aideed Jr. and Ali Mahdi Mohammed) that are widely regarded as the main obstacles to peace in Somalia. A recent laughable article in the Eritrean government-owned paper “Eritrea Profile” quoted extensively from Aideed and gave the impression that he headed the national leadership of Somalia.

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History of Somalia - English
URL: http://www.oxy.edu/~milev/un.html

British colonization, Italian colonisation, Post World War II, Independence, Armed opposition.

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The Somali Crisis: Time For An African Solution - English
URL: http://cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-205.html

Somalia's societal breakdown and the famine that accompanied it were results of political and economic problems common to most sub-Saharan African countries.

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The Somalian Civil War - English
URL: http://www.boogieonline.com/revolution/multi/war/somalia.html

This article focuses on the period 1991-1995, when Somalia's troubles erupted in civil war and became an international issue. Many important events happened before and after that time, but international concerns are more the focus of this website.

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History of Somalia - English
URL: http://motherearthtravel.com/somalia/history.htm

A one page history of Somalia.

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Chronology of Digil & Mirifle History of Somalia - English
URL: http://arlaadinet.com/D&MHistory/chronology_of_digil.htm

Early History. Colonial Period. 1945 - 1960. 1969 - 1990. 1990 - 1995. 1995 -1999. 1999 - Present.

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ArabNet -- Somalia, History - English
URL: http://www.arab.net/somalia/history/somalia_history.html

Antiquity. Arab conquerors. British colonisation. Italian colonisation. Post World War II. Ethiopia and Somalia. Independence. The Barre regime. Self-determination for Ogaden. Armed opposition. Operation Restore Hope. General Aidid. War and famine.

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History of Somalia - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/somalia_history.html

Early history traces the development of the Somali people to an Arab sultanate, which was founded in the seventh century A.D. by Koreishite immigrants from Yemen. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese traders landed in present Somali territory and ruled several coastal towns.

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