Correct the Brief History of Somalia!

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The brief history of Somalia starts from the 90s. In May 1991, northern clans declared an independent Somaliland including administrative regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Awdal, Togdheer, Sanaaq and Sool. Stable existence maintained.

The regions of Bari, Nugaal and northern Mudug comprise a neighbouring self-declared autonomous state of Puntland. This area has experienced self-governing since 1998 although it has not aimed to be independent.

It has also made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative government but has suffered some civil strife. Puntland disputes its border with Somaliland as it also claims portions of eastern Sool and Sanaag.

The UN humanitarian effort was able to alleviate famine during two years in 1993. However, the UN withdrew in 1995 after having suffered significant casualties and the disorder continued since then. The brief history of Somalia has taken another shape since then.

A two-year peace process led by Kenya under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), concluded in October 2004 with the formation of an interim government led by Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed as President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG).

The Somalia Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs) include 275-member parliamentary body, known as the Transitional Federal Assembly (TFA).

President Yusuf resigned in 2008 while the UN-sponsored talks between the TFG and the opposition Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) were under way in Djibouti.

The brief history of Somalia faced hard conditions when Ethiopia sent its military forces in December 2006 to support the TFG and stop the advanced forces of the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC).

The Ethiopian troops withdrew from Somalia following the creation of a TFG-ARS unity government in January 2009.

At least 1,000 people have reported been killed and more than 600,000 displaced during 2008 because of the intense fighting between the Ethiopian backed government troops and the insurgents.

Somali Women and Children Behind the Siege

Meanwhile the World Food Program (WFP) continued to support 44,000 Somali displaced people in Mogadishu, 200,000 people in Afgoye, 22,000 people in Baidoa and 21,000 people in Kismayo.

Since the change to the new TFG, the brief history of Somalia has taken another phase. After the formation of the unity government, the seats in TFA increased to 550 seats by adding 275 seats for ARS members of parliament.

As the first round of voting began, several candidates withdrew, increasing the speculation that the vote would largely be a choice between Nur Hassan Hussein and Ahmed.

Following the first round, Ahmed got 215 votes, Maslah Mohamed Siad 60 votes and Nur Hassan 59 votes. Nur then withdrew his candidacy, sealing the election of Ahmed as president. In the final round of the presidential election, he prevailed with 293 votes.

The expanded parliament elected Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed the former CIC and ARS chairman as president on 31 January 2009, at the Kempinski hotel in Djibouti. Subsequently on 13 February 2009, he nominated Omer Sharmarke to become Prime Minster at a meeting in Djibouti.

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