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] considers itself as an autonomous state within Somalia. In 1969, when Somalia's government was toppled in a ], years of war and chaos followed. An unsuccessful invasion of ] followed the ]'s change of support from Somalia to Ethiopia, caused by the rise of a pro-Soviet government in Ethiopia. Left without Soviet support, Somalia turned to the ], which allowed Somalia's self-proclaimed president, ], to stay in power through the end of the ] in 1991. When the Soviet Union collapsed, American support for the Somali government was withdrawn, and Barre was overthrown. |
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Following these events, Somalis remained without a strong government, with constant wars ravaging the southern part of Somalia. These events led to the 1991 secession of ], which in 1960 had enjoyed a few days of independence. Violence continued throughout the country, prompting a ] peacekeeping force to be sent to war-torn Somalia. The relief effort ended however on ], ], almost two years after the ] when two American helicopters were shot down and 18 soldiers were killed. |
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== Autonomy and afterwards == |
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Somalia remained unstable and, in 1998, Puntland declared its autonomy. Although it is a tribal-based separation under the presidency of ] (deputy president of the ]), it is a nation with clan confederation as one of its top priorities. Since 1998, Puntland has been in territorial disputes with Somaliland over the ] and ] regions. Yusuf was an army major when he sought political asylum in Ethiopia. He led the first group of resistance fighters belonging to ] tribe, whose ultimate goal was to free Somalia from dictatorship. |
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Unlike the self-declared state of ], Puntland is not trying to obtain international recognition as a nation. It seeks to become a federal division within a united Somalia that is a ]. But the two so-called "lands" have one thing in common: they both base their support upon tribal elders and their way of organization along lines based on tribe and kinship. The Somalian capital Mogadishu, and other southern cities, are said to have developed much less than cities in Puntland and Somaliland (e.g. Bosaso, Hargeisa, Las Anod, Garowe, etc.) These two self-declared independent regions obtain their economic and political support from Ethiopia, historically an adversary of Somalia. |
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Puntland began experiencing political unrest in 2001 when President Ahmed wanted his term to be lengthened. Ahmed and ] fought for control of the country, which Ahmed won in 2002. Ahmed served as president until October 2004 when he was elected ]. He was succeeded by ] who served until January 2005 when he was defeated for re-election by Parliament, which elected General ] ("Adde"). In December 2004, Puntland sustained serious damage during the ] following the ]. The international community has been accused of ignoring Puntland and other African areas where the tsunami struck. |
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== Recent Events == |
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In November 2006, the ] reportedly captured ], a strategically located settlement near Puntland's border with Mudug. However, a spokesman for local warlord ] claimed that his troops had only made a tactical retreat from the area. ], a Mudug-based spokesman for the Islamic Courts, announced the courts' intention to march on ], part of which is claimed by Puntland. Heretofore, the courts had avoided making incursions into Puntland.<ref>{{cite news |
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| title = Islamists <nowiki>'</nowiki>take key Somali town<nowiki>'</nowiki> |
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| work = BBC News |
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| language = English |
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| publisher = BBC |
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| date = 2006-11-12 |
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| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6141594.stm |
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| accessdate = 2006-11-13 }}</ref> That same month, General Adde announced that he would rule according to Islamic law but in a different way from that of the Islamic Courts in order to avoid "politicizing religion." Adde then announced that Puntland would resist any attack made by the Islamic Courts. <ref>, ''Al Jazeera'', ] ]</ref> |
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by: Maxamed Saciid Xoday |
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==Notes== |
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