State of Somaliland
| State of Somaliland | ||||||||||
| Independent state | ||||||||||
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 Location of the State of Somaliland.
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| Capital | Hargeisa | |||||||||
| Languages | Somali | |||||||||
| Religion | Islam | |||||||||
| Political structure | Independent state | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal | |||||||||
| History | ||||||||||
| • | Independence from the United Kingdom | June 26, 1960 | ||||||||
| • | Unification with the Trust Territory of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic | July 1, 1960 | ||||||||
| Currency | Somali shilling | |||||||||
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The State of Somaliland was a short-lived independent state in the territory of present-day northwestern Somalia, which is also known as the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. It was the name assumed by the former British Somaliland protectorate in the five days between independence from the United Kingdom on 26 June 1960 and union with the Trust Territory of Somaliland which was under Italian administration on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic.
In May 1960, the British government stated that it would be prepared to grant independence to the then protectorate of British Somaliland, with the intention that the territory would unite with the Italian-administered Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian Administration (the former Italian Somaliland). The Legislative Council of British Somaliland passed a resolution in April 1960 requesting independence and union with the Trust Territory of Somaliland, which was scheduled to gain independence on July 1 that year. The legislative councils of both territories agreed to this proposal following a joint conference in Mogadishu.
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