Opposition candidate wins Somaliland election<\/span><\/h2>\nAhmed Mohamed Siilanyo, chairman of KULMIYE won the Election Democratically . The 1st in the Horn of Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Ex British Somaliland( Hargesa), today self declared indepedant state of Somalia is running the second\u00a0democratic\u00a0election in the Horn of Africa while the Puntland has \u00a0became a \u00a0a pirate-land,\u00a0( Bassaso) and Somalia (\u00a0Mogadishu\u00a0) in\u00a0total\u00a0chaos\u00a0. The \u00a0May 2010 elections in Sudan and Ethiopia have been ragged, while in \u00a0of\u00a0Kenya violently\u00a0\u00a0contested.<\/p>\n
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Three men, Dahir Riyale Kahin, Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo and Feysal Ali Warabe, are vying to become president of the unrecognised region, a haven of relative peace in the northwest of Somalia.\u00a0The candidates had agreed to hold campaign rallies on different days in order to avoid f violence between supporters. ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4d\/Flag_of_Somaliland.svg\/125px-Flag_of_Somaliland.svg.png\")
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<\/strong>Somaliland became a <\/strong> de facto<\/em> independent\u00a0Republic in 1991, after the collapse of the central government in Somalia, the main part of the territory declared its independence \u00a0on18 May 1991. It is the \u00a0successor state to\u00a0British Somaliland<\/a> which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the\u00a0State of Somaliland<\/a>.<\/p>\nAbderahman Ahmed Ali Tuur<\/a> became its It s 1st president in 1991 . \u00a0 In 1993 \u00a0Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal was appointed by the parlament of the clan eleders.\u00a0Egal was reappointed in 1997, and remained in power until his death on May 3, 2002. \u00a0The vice president,\u00a0Dahir Riyale Kahin<\/a>, was sworn in as president shortly afterwards, and in 2003, Kahin became the first president of Somaliland elected in a\u00a0free and fair election<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe\u00a0War in Somalia<\/a> between the\u00a0Islamic Courts Union<\/a>, the forces of\u00a0Ethiopia<\/a> and Somalia’s\u00a0transitional government<\/a> did not touch Somaliland.<\/p>\nEarlier this week, overall Shebab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, a native of Somaliland, issued an audio message warning the breakaway state’s population that they would “face the consequences” if they cast their ballot.<\/p>\n
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The Ex British Somaliland( Hargesa), today self declared indepedant state of Somalia is running the second\u00a0democratic\u00a0election in the Horn of Africa while the Puntland has \u00a0became a \u00a0a pirate-land,\u00a0( Bassaso) and Somalia (\u00a0Mogadishu\u00a0) in\u00a0total\u00a0chaos\u00a0. The \u00a0May 2010 elections in Sudan and Ethiopia have been ragged, while in \u00a0of\u00a0Kenya violently\u00a0\u00a0contested.<\/p>\n
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Three men, Dahir Riyale Kahin, Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo and Feysal Ali Warabe, are vying to become president of the unrecognised region, a haven of relative peace in the northwest of Somalia.\u00a0The candidates had agreed to hold campaign rallies on different days in order to avoid f violence between supporters. <\/p>\n
<\/strong>Somaliland became a <\/strong> de facto<\/em> independent\u00a0Republic in 1991, after the collapse of the central government in Somalia, the main part of the territory declared its independence \u00a0on18 May 1991. It is the \u00a0successor state to\u00a0British Somaliland<\/a> which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the\u00a0State of Somaliland<\/a>.<\/p>\n Abderahman Ahmed Ali Tuur<\/a> became its It s 1st president in 1991 . \u00a0 In 1993 \u00a0Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal was appointed by the parlament of the clan eleders.\u00a0Egal was reappointed in 1997, and remained in power until his death on May 3, 2002. \u00a0The vice president,\u00a0Dahir Riyale Kahin<\/a>, was sworn in as president shortly afterwards, and in 2003, Kahin became the first president of Somaliland elected in a\u00a0free and fair election<\/a>.<\/p>\n The\u00a0War in Somalia<\/a> between the\u00a0Islamic Courts Union<\/a>, the forces of\u00a0Ethiopia<\/a> and Somalia’s\u00a0transitional government<\/a> did not touch Somaliland.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, overall Shebab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, a native of Somaliland, issued an audio message warning the breakaway state’s population that they would “face the consequences” if they cast their ballot.<\/p>\n [media id=32 width=320 height=240]<\/p>\n httpvhd:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-rtosZRbTqk<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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