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Improving Mindat.orgSomaliland
1st Jun 2005 01:31 UTCkarl
1st Jun 2005 01:48 UTCAlfredo
Somaliland is, de facto, a separate country now, although not recognized as such by most other countries. They are well-administered and not a chaotic band of anarchic barbarians like Somalia next door. At least the government of Somaliland meets in their own capital city, not like the "government" of Somalia, which has to meet in Nairobi because their own capital is too unsafe.
In the 1960s, African countries agreed to keep the borders arbitrarily imposed on them by the European colonial powers, in spite of the fact that these borders didn,t follow ethnic boundaries. Under that rule, Somaliland (a British colony) would have remained separate from Somalia (an Italian colony), but they experimentally decided to unite. This has not worked out, as you can see, and they are separate again. It will just take a few more years for the rest of the world to realize the reality (as it did with Yugoslavia too).
Cheers,
Alfredo
1st Jun 2005 03:38 UTCkarl
In this case event thought Somaliland claims independance the world theater and Somolia do not recognoize that claim. Do we follow that or do regonize the soverinity? If we do do we also recognize other claims around the globe? If so where do we draw the line?
1st Jun 2005 13:56 UTCAlfredo
1st Jun 2005 23:54 UTCJolyon
Jolyon
2nd Jun 2005 06:07 UTCAlan Plante
Let's put it this way, Taiwan declared it's independance from mainland China quite some time before other governments recognized it as an independent island - but it was, de facto, independent, calling it's own shots. (As does Somaliland.)
If we were to listen to China - even today - Taiwan would be listed as a province of that country...
:~}
Alan
2nd Jun 2005 15:02 UTCJolyon
Jolyon
2nd Jun 2005 16:31 UTCAlan Plante
I still look at Tibet as a soverign nation that is under the control of an invading country - have done so all my life...
:~}
Alan
2nd Jun 2005 21:25 UTCAlfredo
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