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From May-91 to Tolwaanaje 2: Somaliland at Critical Juncture

More than a quarter a century has elapsed since the May 1991s impromptu unilateral dissolution of the Union with the southern partners. It was a turning point in the history of our country, where we stopped being guests on our land and decided to take control. The events of that day marked the end of the armed struggle against Siyad's brutal regime, which carried out a hellish strategy to uproot Somaliland's inhabitants. It heralded the demise of the Siyadist ideology of statehood that builds its legitimacy on a relentless pursuit against sections of the population, stripping them of their fundamental human rights and subjugating them into second-class citizens to silence the rest and reign for eternity. Somalilanders sacrificed their lives for their freedom, wealth for their children's future and stability for democracy and self-rule.  It was a moment of profound emotional upheaval and decisive self-reliance. Despite appreciable differences among the top leaders of the lib

𝐘𝐚𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐡 𝐦𝐢𝐡𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐚? 𝐖𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐡𝐢?

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Xirfad kastaa waxay u baahan tahay folaad iyo hormuud jiilasha danbe ay higsadaan oo ka dhimbiil qaataan. Xirfada saxaafadu waxay ku jirtaa kuwa ugu mudan ee u baahan xidigo ifaya oo da'yarta saxaafada u noqda jiheeyeyaal u tilmaama toobiyaha saxda ah, weyeel ay ka weheshadaan hubaal la'aanta, iyo marin-habowga dhalinyaranimada. Somalidaa hore ugu maahmaahday “𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘬𝘢 𝘰𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘢 𝘲𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘤𝘥𝘢𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘲𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘺𝘶𝘶 𝘬𝘶 𝘥𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘢, 𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘢 𝘬𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘢𝘢'ye” Waxa nasiib daro ah in xirfad kasta laaxin inaga galay; xirfada saxafinimadu waxay ku jirtaa kuwa qalooca ugu halista badani galay. Waxaaba la odhan karaa saxafinimada Somaliland magaca uun bay la wadaagtaa mihnadii saxaafada ee dhabta ahayd. Waxaan raadiyay saxafi hirasho leh oo qormadan aynu shucaaciisa ku iftiinsano. Nasiib daro, kuma guulaysan in aan soo helo Suxufi Somali ah oo aan aragtidiisa, wax soo saarkiisa, saamayntiisa bulsho, iyo xeel-dheeraanta xirfadiisaba