Somaliland Declaration of Independence

Somaliland Declaration of Independence
Somaliland Declaration of Independence
	Agreements between Somaliland sultans from the Isaaq, Dhulbahante, Issa, Gadabursi, Warsangali clans and the Somali National Movement
Created	5 May 1991
Ratified	18 May 1991
Location	Burao
Author(s)	Adan Ahmed Diiriye
Signatories	17 Somali sultans from Sool, Sanaag, Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed and Togdheer signed the Declaration of Independence of Somaliland
Purpose	Declare the independence of the Republic of Somaliland

Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox document with unknown parameter "image_width"

The Somaliland Declaration of Independence was made on 18 May 1991 by Somali sultans from the Isaaq, Dhulbahante, Issa, Gadabursi, Warsangali clans, as well as the Somali National Movement.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Ali, Mohamud Omar; Mohammed, Koss; Walls, Michael. "Peace in Somaliland: An Indigenous Approach to State-Building" (PDF). Academy for Peace and Development. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2017. On 18 May 1991 at this second national meeting, the Somali National Movement Central Committee, with the support of a meeting of elders representing the major clans in the Northern Regions, declared the restoration of the Republic of Somaliland, covering the same area as that of the former British Somaliland Protectorate. The Burao conference also established a government for the Republic
^ Somaliland: Peace Building oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com
^ Becoming Somaliland culturaldiplomacy.org
^ Burao Conference /www.somalilandlaw.com