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{{Short description|Annual celebration held on 18 May}}
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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''' (Arabic:عيد استقلال أرض الصومال) is an annual celebration held on 18 May in [[Somaliland]] to mark the polity's declaration of independence from the [[Somali Democratic Republic]],<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]]|access-date=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 seen only as an [[autonomous]] area 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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528122058/http://wardheernews.com/Articles_2010/June/Buh/29_Somaliland_recognition_%26_the_HBM-SSC_Factor.html |date=May 28, 2012 }}</ref> the territory's self-declared independence has endured, and the twentieth anniversary 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]]|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Independence monument in Hargeisa, Somaliland.jpg|Independence monument in Hargeisa, Somaliland
</gallery>



==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Somaliland]]
{{Somaliland topics}}

[[Category:Culture of Somaliland]]
[[Category:May observances]]
[[Category:May observances]]


Latest revision as of 03:19, 19 May 2024

Not to be confused with Independence Day (State of Somaliland), the 26 June holiday to mark the State of Somaliland's independence from British rule in 1960.
Independence Day عيد استقلال أرض الصومال
Somali women at independence day celebrations with the flag of Somaliland
Observed bySomaliland
TypNational Day
SignificanceMark the Republic of Somaliland's Restoration of sovereignty and end of the unity with Somali Democratic Republic in 1991.
CelebrationsFlag hoisting, parades, award ceremonies, singing patriotic songs and the national anthem, speeches by the President and Vice President, entertainment and cultural programs.
Date18 May
Next time18 May 2025 (2025-05-18)
Frequencyannual

Independence Day in Somaliland (Arabic:عيد استقلال أرض الصومال) is an annual celebration held on 18 May in Somaliland to mark the polity's declaration of independence from the Somali Democratic Republic,[1] a unilateral proclamation which remains unrecognized the world over.[2] Although internationally seen only as an autonomous area of Somalia,[3] the territory's self-declared independence has endured, and the twentieth anniversary was celebrated in 2011 at the National Palace in Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, with shops closing down for the day.[4]

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  • Independence monument in Hargeisa, Somaliland
    Independence monument in Hargeisa, Somaliland


References

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  1. ^ "Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Declared Independence". Voice of America. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. ^ Human Rights Watch (Organization), Chris Albin-Lackey, "Hostages to peace": threats to human rights and democracy in Somaliland, (Human Rights Watch: 2009), p.43.
  3. ^ Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor Archived May 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Gebreselassie, Elias (23 May 2011). "Somalia: Unrecognised Somaliland Celebrates 20 Years of Self-Rule". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 24 May 2011.


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