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The Hawiye tribe is the largest Somali clan. They live mostly in central and southern Somaliaand smaller group in north,Kenya and Ethiopia. It is largely agreed that all descended from the Irir Samaale. Some sources, including Human Rights Watch, indicate that Hawiye is the largest Somali clan. Conversely.

The chairman of the Somali Youth League Abdullahi Isse (which fighted for Somalia Independence), and the first president of Somalia, Aden Abdullahi Osmanand Mohammed Farah Aidid, 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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