Greater Somalia League

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The Greater Somalia League (GSL) was a political party in Somalia that advocated for the establishment of a Greater Somalia.

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Somalia Federal republic in Africa

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History

The GSL was led by Haaji Mahammad Husseen. It was formed by dissidents of the Somali Youth League (SYL). [1]

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The Somali Youth League (SYL), initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC), was the first political party in Somalia. It played a key role in the nation's road to independence during the 1950s and 1960s.

The party was fiercely nationalist and called for the unification of all Somali areas into one state. It charged the Somali Youth League with not wanting the unification of Somalia. Haaji Mahammad Husseen and a group of his followers were arrested after violent protests and put to trial. [2]

The GSL boycotted the 1958 municipal election, charging harassment from the SYL. [3] It also boycotted the later 1959 elections. [4] In 1958, Halima Godane was elected to Mogadishu's city council, representing the party. [5]

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During its existence, the party enjoyed good relations with the Republican Union in French Somaliland. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Somalia - Trusteeship and Protectorate: The Road to Independence". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "SOMALIA: Birth Pangs". 14 September 1959. Retrieved 30 October 2017– via www.time.com.
  3. ↑ Rousseau, David L. Democracy and War: Institutions, Norms, and the Evolution of International Conflict. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2005. p. 283
  4. ↑ "NEWS". www.banadir.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Mohamed Haji Mukhtar (25 February 2003). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6604-1.
  6. ↑ Ronald Segal; Catherine Hoskyns; Rosalynde Ainslie (1961). "Political Africa: A Who's Who of Personalities and Parties". www.questia.com. p. 411. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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