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The Hawiye tribe is one of the largest Somali clans. They live mostly in central and southern Somalia. It is largely agreed that they descended from the Somaal, ancestors of the Somalis. Some sources, including Human Rights Watch, indicate that Hawiye is the largest Somali clan. Conversely, the Canadian Report of the Somalia Commission of Inquiry shows Darod as being the largest.

Abdullahi Isse, the chairman of the Somali Youth League (which fought for Somalian Independence), and the first president of Somalia, Aden Abdullahi Osman, were both members of the Hawiye clan.

References

• "The Situation in Somalia". Report of the Somali Commission of Inquiry, Vol. 1. November 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
• "Somalia: Human Rights Developments". Human Rights Watch. Novermber 21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

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