What Do You Know About Somaliland: A country under a country?
Have you ever been to Somaliland? Have you heard about the country that sold its sovereignty? I guess NO! Here I will tell you some of the most important things you need to know about Somaliland.
Where is Somaliland Located?
Somaliland is an unrecognized country that locates in the Horn of Africa, and it’s internationally recognized to be part of SOMALIA. It lies in the Horn of Africa, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden.
Somaliland Sovereignty
Somaliland was colonized by the British colonial, it was a British protectorate from 1888 to 1960 when it gained its independence from the British colonial government. This is all normal, but what happened in the next 72 hours after the people of Somaliland gained their sovereignty and independence became a shock to the whole world. Hours after their independence gaining, a neighboring country, Somalia, also gained its independence from the Italian colonial government. Somaliland decided that it was better for the two Somali governments to unite as one country namely Somalia. This is the moment when Somaliland loss its independence! They joined Somalia as one country in 1960, breaking a record as the country with the least number of days with sovereignty and independence.
