Sunday, May 16, 2010

Somalian Timeline


1991- Warlords Mohamed Farah Aideed and Ali Mahdi Mohamed fight for power harming thousands of civilians.
1992- US Marines help to maintain peace in Magadishu.
1993- US Army Rangers are killed in Black Hawk Down.
1995- UN peacekeepers leave having failed their mission.
1996- Mohamed Aideed dies of wounds and his son is next to power.
1998- Puntland region calls autonomy.
2000- A new government is introduced and it is the first one since 1991.
2001- UN provides food aid for half a million people.
2004- A Tsunami hits Somalia killing many.
2005- Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi survives an assasination

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