Greater Somalia League
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Greater Somalia League was a political party
in Somalia
. The party was led by Haaji Mahammad Husseen. It was formed by dissidents of the Somali Youth League
. The party was fiercely nationalist and called for the unification of all Somali areas into one state. It charged the Somali Youth League with now wanting the unification of Somalia. Haaji Mahammad Husseen and a group of his followers were arrested after violent protests and put to trial.
The party boycotted the 1958 municipal election, charging harassment from the SYL. It also boycotted the 1959 elections.
The party had good relations with the Republican Union
in French Somaliland
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. The party was led by Haaji Mahammad Husseen. It was formed by dissidents of the Somali Youth League
Somali Youth League
The Somali Youth League was the first political party in Somalia. It played a key role in the nation's road to independence during the 1950s and 1960s.-History:...
. The party was fiercely nationalist and called for the unification of all Somali areas into one state. It charged the Somali Youth League with now wanting the unification of Somalia. Haaji Mahammad Husseen and a group of his followers were arrested after violent protests and put to trial.
The party boycotted the 1958 municipal election, charging harassment from the SYL. It also boycotted the 1959 elections.
The party had good relations with the Republican Union
Republican Union (French Somaliland)
Republican Union was a political party in French Somaliland. It founded by Mahamoud Harbi Farah, a member of the French National Assembly. The party contested the 1957 territorial assembly election. The party won 61% of the votes in the territory. The party obtained 30 seats in the assembly. After...
in French Somaliland
French Somaliland
French Somaliland was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. Established after the French signed various treaties between 1883 and 1887 with the then ruling Somali Sultans, the colony lasted from 1896 until 1946, when it became an overseas territory of France....
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