Transitional Federal Government period

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The Transitional Federal Government period refers to the interim phase in Somalia’s political history (mid-2000s to early 2010s) when a UN-backed federal authority sought to re-establish national governance after years of civil war and state collapse.

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Transitional Federal Government period canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
political era
aimedTo draft a permanent federal constitution for Somalia
re-establish national governance in Somalia
restore central government authority in Somalia
characterizedBy insurgency by Islamist groups
interim federal institutions
international peacekeeping presence
ongoing armed conflict
political fragmentation
country Somalia
endTime 2012
followedBy Federal Government of Somalia period
follows Somali National Transitional Government period
Somali civil war state collapse period
hasCapital Mogadishu
hasGovernment Transitional Federal Government of Somalia
hasLanguage Arabic
English
Somali
hasPart Transitional Federal Government of Somalia
includesGovernmentHead Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
includesPrimeMinister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
Ali Mohamed Ghedi
Nur Hassan Hussein
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
legalBasis Transitional Federal Charter of Somalia
locatedIn Somalia
partOf post–civil war reconstruction in Somalia
recognizedBy African Union
Arab League
United Nations Security Council
significantEvent Battle of Mogadishu
surface form: Battle of Mogadishu (2006–2009)

Djibouti peace process (2008)
Ethiopian intervention in Somalia (2006–2009)
surface form: Ethiopian military intervention in Somalia (2006–2009)

adoption of the Transitional Federal Charter of Somalia
deployment of AMISOM peacekeeping mission
emergence of Al-Shabaab as an insurgent group
establishment of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia in 2004
formation of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2012
relocation of TFG institutions from Kenya to Somalia
rise of the Islamic Courts Union
startTime 2004
supportedBy African Union
European Union
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
United Nations
United States of America
surface form: United States

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Villa Somalia usedDuring Transitional Federal Government period