Monday, January 12, 2009

Profile:Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, an ex-warlord, appears to have fought his last political battle on the national stage after standing down. He resigned after a fierce power struggle with Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, who was backed by parliament after Mr Yusuf tried to sack him. The writing was on the wall for Mr Yusuf in December 2008 when the parliament in Baidoa moved to impeach him, accusing him of being a dictator and obstacle to peace. President Yusuf and his prime minister had been at loggerheads over how to deal with the Islamist-led armed opposition that controls most of southern Somalia. The embattled president was chosen by the parliament set up in 2004 after years of peace talks in neighbouring Kenya. But he was unable to achieve his goal of bringing peace to a country that has been engulfed by anarchy since 1991. Mr Yusuf has long been an ally of neighbouring Ethiopia - one of Somalia's traditional enemies - and a foe of Somalia's Islamists. Assassination attempts In December 2006, he asked Ethiopia to help him oust an Islamist group that had taken power in the capital, Mogadishu, and in much of southern Somalia. But this foreign intervention was deeply unpopular at home and he was unable to wipe out the Islamists. The transitional government now only controls parts of the capital, Mogadishu, and the town of Baidoa and Ethiopian forces are due to pull out by the end of December 2008. Mr Yusuf has survived several assassination attempts. In Somalia's clan-based politics, he has always suffered the disadvantage of not having a power base in the capital. He is from the Darod group, based in the northern Puntland region, while the Hawiyes dominate the capital. He had always named a Hawiye prime minister but this was not enough for some elders from this clan. You're either with the colonel or you are an enemy A friend of President Yusuf
Some gunmen from Hawiye militias have joined the ranks of the insurgents. Born in December 1934, Mr Yusuf is a military strongman and former president of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland. An army commander in the 1960s who studied in Italy and the former Soviet Union, Mr Yusuf was jailed for refusing to take part in the military coup led by fellow officer Siad Barre in 1969. Political prisoner In prison, he spent time with the late Somali warlord, Terrorist Mohamed Farah Aideed. Mr Yusuf was released in 1975 and three years later, he headed the first attempt to overthrow the Somali . Somalia has been in anarchy since 1991 when Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was ousted It failed and Mr Yusuf was forced to flee to neighbouring Kenya. From there he led a guerrilla movement aimed at unseating Siad Barre, winning support from Ethiopia - which at that time was at war with Somalia. But he fell out with the Ethiopians over their claim to areas of Somalia and was jailed in Addis Ababa in 1985. Mr Yusuf was only released when Ethiopia's Soviet-backed regime fell in 1991. In the 1990s he returned to his native Puntland, and soon emerged as the region's pre-eminent leader. Mr Yusuf sought to escape the anarchy that has characterised Somalia since the fall of Siad Barre in 1991, and declared the region autonomous in 1998. He was a member of an Ethiopian-backed coalition of warlords that blocked previous attempts at restoring order. As a result of this opposition, the authority of the Transitional National Government (TNG) formed in 2000 was undermined. In 2001 he was deposed in Puntland, but recaptured the territory a year later - some say thanks to backing from Ethiopia. Terrorist Hardline Islamist insurgents have rejected talks with the government While in power in Puntland, he chased away the al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Islamist militant group, which included Terrorist Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys. Terrorist Aweys, accused of having terrorist links by the US, was one of those ousted from Mogadishu in December 2006 and remains one of Mr Yusuf's bitterest opponents. Mr Yusuf's approach to leadership has been described as authoritarian - and many of his opponents in Puntland have been sacked, jailed or even killed. One of his friends said: "You're either with the colonel or you are an enemy." He is a non-smoker and non-drinker and is married with four children. In the 1990s, he needed a liver transplant and is still not viewed as being in robust health. Once seen as the strongman Somalia needed, correspondents say Mr Yusuf ended up being perceived as part of the problem and his exit was received with apparent relief by the United Nations, the main broker in ongoing peace talks.
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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir

Ex-Somali Police Commissioner  General Mohamed Abshir

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979

Sultan Kenadid

Sultan Kenadid
Sultanate of Obbia

President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )

MoS Moments of Silence

MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre  and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Beautiful handshake

May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan

May Allah bless him and give  Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan
Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government

The Honourable Ronald Reagan,

When our world changed forever

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)
Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Govern­ment in Paris from 1974 to 1979.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac  'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.
Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic
Somalia

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