Trust Territory of Somaliland
1949–1960 Italian-ruled UN trust territory in the Horn of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Trust Territory of Somaliland, officially the "Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration"[1] (Italian: Amministrazione fiduciaria italiana della Somalia), was a United Nations Trust Territory situated in present-day Somalia. Its capital was Mogadishu[2] and was administered by Italy from 1950 to 1960, following the dissolution of the former British Military Administration. It gained independence in 1960.
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Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian Administration | |||||||||
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1950–1960 | |||||||||
Status | United Nations Trust Territory | ||||||||
Capital | Mogadishu | ||||||||
Common languages | Italian (official) · Somali · Arabic | ||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Somali | ||||||||
Administrator | |||||||||
• 1950–1953 | Giovanni Fornari | ||||||||
• 1953–1957 | Enrico Martino | ||||||||
• 1957–1958 | Enrico Anzillotti | ||||||||
• 1958–1960 | Mario di Stefano | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1949–1960 | Abdullahi Issa | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 1 April 1950 | ||||||||
• Independence | 1 July 1960 | ||||||||
Currency | somalo | ||||||||
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Today part of | Somalia |
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