Permanent historical factsheet

President of Somalia

Somalia · Government / Government of Somalia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records

1967–2007Date range

5Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1967

Abdirashid Ali Shermarke1967

Government / Government of Somalia

Appointed President of Somalia

1969

Muhammad Siyad Barrah1969

Government / Government of Somalia

Appointed President of Somalia

Shaykh Moktar Muhammad Husayn1969

Government / Government of Somalia

Appointed President of Somalia

1970

Muhammad Siyad Barrah1970

Government / Government of Somalia

Appointed President of Somalia, 1st term

1987

Muhammad Siyad Barrah1987

Government / Government of Somalia

Appointed President of Somalia, 2nd term

1991

Ali Mahdi Muhammad1991

Government / Government of Somalia

Appointed President of Somalia

2007

Abdullahi Abdullahi8 January 2007

Government / Government of Somalia

President Abdullahi Yusuf enters the capital for the first time since assuming control of the interim Government in 2004

Names involved

Abdirashid Ali ShermarkeAbdullahi AbdullahiAli Mahdi MuhammadMuhammad Siyad BarrahShaykh Moktar Muhammad Husayn

Provenance

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