Independence Day (Somalia)

Independence Day
Independence Day
	Flag of Somalia
Observed by	North Eastern Province Somalia Somali Region
Type	National
Significance	Establishment of the Somali Republic
Celebrations	Parades and concerts
Date	July 1
Next time	July 1, 2022
Frequency	Annual

The Independence Day of Somalia is a national holiday observed annually in Somalia on July 1. The date celebrates the unification of the and the British Somaliland on July 1, 1960, which formed the Somali Republic. A government was subsequently formed by Abdullahi Issa and Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal and other members of the trusteeship and protectorate governments, with speaker of the SOMALIA ACT OF UNION Abdulcadir Muhammed Aden as President of the Somali National Assembly, Aden Abdullah Osman Daar as President of the Somali Republic, On July 20, 1961 and through a popular referendum, the people of Somalia ratified a new constitution, which was first drafted in 1960.^[1]

Notes[]

^ The Illustrated Library of The World and Its Peoples: Africa, North and East, Greystone Press: 1967, p. 338

References[]

Central Intelligence Agency (2013). "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2013-07-01.

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[1] The Illustrated Library of The World and Its Peoples: Africa, North and East, Greystone Press: 1967, p. 338

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