Title: president egal : 15,08,1928-- 03,05,2002
Category: Lonely
Blog Entry: [img]http://www.bbc.co.uk/somali/images/020506_coffincarry300.jpg[/img] [img]http://dhagaweyne.googlepages.com/cigaal.jpg/cigaal-custom;size:162,213.jpg[/img] 1928 Born in Odweine, to Haji Ibrahim Egal and Khadija Mohamed
Osman. Mohamed completed his primary, intermediate, and secondary
education in former British Somaliland and then went to Britain for further
studies where he stayed from 1950-54. Egal married Asha Saeed Abby in 1946
together they had three sons and two daughters. 1956 Mohamed H. Ibrahim
Egal became the Berbera branch Secretary of Somali National League Party (SNL).
Later in 1958 he became the Secretary General of the Party. 1960, June
26 When Somaliland gained independence, Egal became the first Prime Minister of
Somaliland. Italian Somali territory became independent four days later on July
1, and the two countries united to form the Somali Republic. 1960 - 1962
Egal became Minister of Defense of the former Somali Republic. 1962 -
1963 Egal was appointed the Minister of Education 1962, October Egal led
a delegation to London to negotiate the NFD problem with British leaders. His
delegation persuaded and obtained from the British Government a referendum in
the Northern Frontier District (NFD). In the same period, he led another
delegation to Kenya to organize the referendum which found 83% in favour of
joining with the Somali Republic. 1963 Egal resigned from the cabinet and
formed an opposition party. He was against the severing of diplomatic ties with
the UK on the question of NFD. He formed Somali National Congress (SNC) Party
and remained the leader of the Parliament Opposition 1965. 1966, October
Egal joined the Somali Youth League (SYL) Party. 1967 Egal was appointed
the third Prime Minister of the Somali Republic. 1969, October 21
Mohamed Siad Barre deposed the civilian government in a coup. Egal was jailed
soon afterwards by the coup leader's military government. Egal was kept in jail
for the next 6 years. 1975, October Mohamed H. Ibrahim Egal was released
from jail. 1976, July Egal was appointed Ambassador to India. 1976
Mohamed H. Ibrahim Egal was re-arrested. 1982, February Egal was released
6 years after his re-arrest. Soon after his release Egal was appointed chairman
of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. 1993 Mohamed H.
Ibrahim Egal was elected President of Somaliland in a national conference held
in Borama. 1995, May President Egal's mandate was extended for 18
months. 1997 President Egal was reelected for five more years. President
Egal was now married to Kaltun Haji Deria. 2001, December The House of
elders extended President Egal's term for one more year. 2002, April 24
President Egal was taken to South Africa for medical treatment, where few days
later he underwent medical tests. 2002, May 3 President Egal died in a
Military Hospital in South Africa, after undergoing a surgery. 2002, May
6 The body of the President was flown home, arriving at Berbera at 7:15AM. The
president was buried, according to his wishes, next to the grave of his father,
H. Ibrahim Egal. rest in peace
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