Aden Adde
Aden Adde | |
|---|---|
ادم عبد االه عثمان دعر | |
Adde in the 1950s | |
| 1st President of Somalia | |
| In office 1 July 1960 – 6 July 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdullahi Issa Mohamud, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Abdirizak Haji Hussein |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Abdirashid Ali Shermarke |
| Chairman of the National Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 29 February 1956 – 1 July 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Abdulcadir Muhammed Aden (1st Deputy),[1] Hagi Bashir Ismail (2nd Deputy) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1908 Beledweyne, Italian Somalia (now Somalia) |
| Died | 8 June 2007 (aged 98) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Political party | Somali Youth League (SYL) |
Aden Abdulle Osman Daar (Aaden Cabdulle Cusmaan Daar) (9 December 1908 – 8 June 2007), was a Somali politician.
In February 1944, he joined the Somali Youth Club (later called the Somali Youth League). The group was a nationalist party that wanted independence for Somalia. Daar became a member of the party's steering board. In 1946, he was appointed as the secretary of one section of the party. He was chairman of the Somali Youth League from 1954 to 1956, and again from 1958 to 1959. In 1956, he was elected chairman of the Legislative Assembly.
When Somalia gained its independence on July 1, 1960, Daar was elected as the first president of Somalia. He was beaten in the 1967 presidential election against Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. He finished his term as president on June 10, 1967.
Daar died in hospital on 8 June 2007 at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya at the age of 98.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Coleman, James (1963). Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa. University of California. p. 539.
- ↑ Aweys Osman Yusuf, "Somalia: First President Dies At the Age of 99", Shabelle Media Network (allAfrica.com), 22 May 2007. Archived 11 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Mohamed Abdi Farah, "Somalia: Former president in coma (correction)" Archived 26 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine, SomaliNet, 22 May 2007.
- ↑ "Somalia's first president dies at age 98" Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 8 June 2007.