MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – Federal Government of Somalia marked the 63rd anniversary since the Northern part of the country gained independence from British colony.
President Hassan Sheikh led other senior government officials in flag hosting ceremony on Sunday in the capital, Mogadishu.
“The Somali people should think about one hundred years after independence, what kind of Somalia will we celebrate? A beautiful and stable Somalia that will be appreciated by those who will celebrate it, is what we want to implement,” President Mohamud said.
Freedom fighters, cabinet ministers, the chief justice, the mayor of Mogadishu and the members of the diplomatic core were present during the colorful ceremony.
Five days later after the northern region gained independence, the southern region secured their independence from Italy and subsequently the two former colonies united as the United Republic of Somalia.
The merger of the two regions marked the birth of the Republic of Somalia on July 1, 1960.
Every June and July Somalia marks the independence and the Unity Day of the two Somali regions, former British Somaliland Protectorate and Southern Somalia under Italian rule.
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