Somaliland War of Independence
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The Somaliland War of Independence was an armed struggle in the late 1980s and early 1990s by the Somali National Movement and allied groups to end Siad Barre’s rule in northwestern Somalia and lay the groundwork for the self-declared Republic of Somaliland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Somaliland War of Independence canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
war of independence ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Somaliland peace conferences in the early 1990s
ⓘ
creation of Somaliland’s political institutions ⓘ formation of Somaliland’s own security forces ⓘ |
| armedGroupIdeology |
Somali nationalism with regional autonomy focus
ⓘ
opposition to military dictatorship ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
destruction of urban centers
ⓘ
mass displacement of civilians ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war phase ⓘ |
| consequence |
declaration of the Republic of Somaliland in 1991
ⓘ
long-term non-recognized de facto statehood of Somaliland ⓘ |
| countryInConflict | Somalia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| estimatedDisplacedPersons | hundreds of thousands of refugees ⓘ |
| goal |
end Siad Barre’s rule in northwestern Somalia
ⓘ
establish a separate political order in the northwest ⓘ self-determination for the Isaaq-dominated northwest ⓘ |
| keyOrganization | Somali National Movement ⓘ |
| keyOrganizationRole | led the insurgency in the northwest ⓘ |
| legacy |
central to Somaliland national identity
ⓘ
commemorated annually in Somaliland ⓘ |
| location |
northwestern Somaliland
ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Somalia
present-day Republic of Somaliland ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Siad Barre
ⓘ
surface form:
Siad Barre regime
Somali National Movement ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
Berbera clashes
ⓘ
Burao fighting ⓘ 1988 Hargeisa offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Hargeisa offensive
|
| notableEvent |
1988 bombardment of Burao
ⓘ
1988 bombardment of Hargeisa ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Somali National Army ⓘ |
| otherClanInvolvement |
Dhulbahante clan elements
ⓘ
Gadabuursi clan elements ⓘ |
| partOf | Somali Civil War ⓘ |
| perpetratorOfBombardment | Somali Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryEthnicBase | Isaaq clan ⓘ |
| refugeeDestination | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Somaliland
ⓘ
surface form:
Somaliland’s 1991 declaration of independence
|
| relatedProcess | Somaliland state-building process in the 1990s ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of central government authority in the northwest
ⓘ
de facto separation of Somaliland from the rest of Somalia ⓘ power vacuum in northwestern Somalia ⓘ |
| significantEscalation | 1988 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| triggerFactor |
centralization policies of the Somali government
ⓘ
repression of Isaaq population by Siad Barre regime ⓘ |
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