Former Islamic Courts Leader elected president of Somalia

Somalia's newly expanded parliament elected the former leader of the Islamic Courts Union as president of Somalia. The move comes just days after the Djibouti wing of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia joined in a power-sharing deal with the now-defunct Transitional Federal Government. Sheikh Ahmed Sharif Ahmed,was elected president of Somalia in the second round of balloting held in the capital of neighboring Djibouti. Sharif received 293 of the 421 votes cast, while Masalah Mohamed Siad, the son of a former president of Somalia, received 126 votes. The current and a former prime minister of Somalia withdrew from the race after poor showings in the first round of voting.more..http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/01/former_islamic_court.php
The arid and impoverished Horn of Africa nation of some 8 million people has not had a functioning government for a generation, since (usc)hawiye clan (snm) isaaq clan- militias Terrorist overthrew Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991 Dark Day .history of Somalia .January 26, 1991.Collapse of the somali nation( Key Plays) then turned on each other
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