Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Day

Restoration of sovereignty

Celebrates the restoration of Somaliland's sovereignty

What this holiday commemorates

• ? Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland. · Somalia

On this day in African history

• ? The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) imposes an arms embargo on Ethiopia and Eritrea over their two-year border dispute.
• ? South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
• ? A State of Emergency is declared in Kano, the northern region of Nigeria, as Riots Persist for the third day. · Nigeria
• 1652 Slavery in Rhode Island is abolished, although the law is not rigorously enforced. · United States
• 1962 The French government and representatives of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic reach a settlement to end the Algerian war in the Évi... · Algeria

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