Polity SSDF

This article is about the specific polity SSDF and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Somali Salvation Democratic Front was a faction during the Somali Civil War.

Establishment

  • January 1993: Within the Congress of United Somalia, the leadership of Ali Mahdi Mohamed and control of the capital Mogadishu was disputed by the rival faction led by gen. Mohammed Farah Aidid, opening a new phase of internal clashes on the rebel front. The effective control of the Congress was limited to the capital Mogadishu and the surrounding region of Benadir, while the rest of Somalia was controlled by various armed groups.

Chronology

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1. Somali Civil War

Is an ongoing civil war in Somalia. It started in 1991 and includes several related phases. .

1.1. Lords of War Phase

Was a phase of the Somali Civil War where the country was divided by among de facto lords of war.

  • January 1993: Within the Congress of United Somalia, the leadership of Ali Mahdi Mohamed and control of the capital Mogadishu was disputed by the rival faction led by gen. Mohammed Farah Aidid, opening a new phase of internal clashes on the rebel front. The effective control of the Congress was limited to the capital Mogadishu and the surrounding region of Benadir, while the rest of Somalia was controlled by various armed groups.
  • September 2000: In August 2000 a new peace conference was held in Djibouti among more than 2000 Somali clan leaders, at the end of which, on August 13, a Parliament of 225 deputies and a national transitional government were established.

Disestablishment

  • September 2000: In August 2000 a new peace conference was held in Djibouti among more than 2000 Somali clan leaders, at the end of which, on August 13, a Parliament of 225 deputies and a national transitional government were established.