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July 01, 1960: Somalia is Born As Free Republic 01 Jul 2009
The new republic of Somalia was proclaimed at a minute after midnight Jul 1st 1960. However, the young state was coming to life in a dangerous part of a dangerous world; and even before it faces outwards it had its own internal problems. One person was killed by police fire and thirty-two persons, including eleven policemen were wounded in Freedom Day clash. The outbreak on the first day of Somali`s independence took Mogadishu by surprise, although it was known yesterday the three groups had asked to parade during the independence festivities and that the police had refused permission...
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