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'''Independence Day in Somaliland''' is an annual celebration held on May 18 in [[Somaliland]] to mark the polity's declaration of independence from the rest of [[Somalia]],<ref name="VOA2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/decapua-somaliland-anniversary-18may11-122169484.html|title=Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Declared Independence|date=18 May 2011|work=[[Voice of America]]|accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref> a unilateral proclamation which remains unrecognized the world over.<ref name="Htptthradis">Human Rights Watch (Organization), Chris Albin-Lackey, ''"Hostages to peace": threats to human rights and democracy in Somaliland'', (Human Rights Watch: 2009), p.43.</ref> Although internationally recognized as an [[Administrative divisions of Somalia|autonomous region]] of Somalia,<ref name="Sqfirhbmsscf">[http://wardheernews.com/Articles_2010/June/Buh/29_Somaliland_recognition_&_the_HBM-SSC_Factor.html Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor]</ref> the twentieth anniversary of the territory's self-declared independence was celebrated in 2011 at the National Palace in [[Hargeisa]], Somaliland's capital, with shops closing down for the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201105231730.html|title=Somalia: Unrecognised Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Rule|last=Gebreselassie|first=Elias|date=23 May 2011|work=[[AllAfrica.com]]|accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref> |
'''Independence Day in Somaliland''' is an annual celebration held on May 18 in [[Somaliland]] to mark the polity's declaration of independence from the rest of [[Somalia]],<ref name="VOA2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/decapua-somaliland-anniversary-18may11-122169484.html|title=Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Declared Independence|date=18 May 2011|work=[[Voice of America]]|accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref> a unilateral proclamation which remains unrecognized the world over.<ref name="Htptthradis">Human Rights Watch (Organization), Chris Albin-Lackey, ''"Hostages to peace": threats to human rights and democracy in Somaliland'', (Human Rights Watch: 2009), p.43.</ref> Although internationally recognized as an [[Administrative divisions of Somalia|autonomous region]] of Somalia,<ref name="Sqfirhbmsscf">[http://wardheernews.com/Articles_2010/June/Buh/29_Somaliland_recognition_&_the_HBM-SSC_Factor.html Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor] {{wayback|url=http://wardheernews.com/Articles_2010/June/Buh/29_Somaliland_recognition_&_the_HBM-SSC_Factor.html |date=20120528122058 }}</ref> the twentieth anniversary of the territory's self-declared independence was celebrated in 2011 at the National Palace in [[Hargeisa]], Somaliland's capital, with shops closing down for the day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201105231730.html|title=Somalia: Unrecognised Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Rule|last=Gebreselassie|first=Elias|date=23 May 2011|work=[[AllAfrica.com]]|accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:19, 21 July 2016
| Independence Day | |
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| Observed by | Somaliland |
| Date | May 18 |
| Next time | 18 May 2025 |
| Frequency | annual |
Independence Day in Somaliland is an annual celebration held on May 18 in Somaliland to mark the polity's declaration of independence from the rest of Somalia,[1] a unilateral proclamation which remains unrecognized the world over.[2] Although internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia,[3] the twentieth anniversary of the territory's self-declared independence was celebrated in 2011 at the National Palace in Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, with shops closing down for the day.[4]
References
- ^ "Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Declared Independence". Voice of America. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Human Rights Watch (Organization), Chris Albin-Lackey, "Hostages to peace": threats to human rights and democracy in Somaliland, (Human Rights Watch: 2009), p.43.
- ^ Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor Template:Wayback
- ^ Gebreselassie, Elias (23 May 2011). "Somalia: Unrecognised Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Rule". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
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