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Azania (Somalia), the Glossary

Azania (Azaaniya, أزانيا), officially the Republic of Azania (Dawladda Azaaniya), was a self-proclaimed autonomous state of Jubaland in southern Somalia that existed from 2011 to 2013.^[1]

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2011 establishments in Somalia
Jubaland
States and territories disestablished in 2011

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.

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African Union Mission to Somalia

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a Multinational force formed by the African Union.

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Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a

Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (ASWJ) (Ahlu Suna Waljamaaca) is a Somalia-based paramilitary group consisting of moderate Sufis opposed to radical Salafism.

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Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islaam Madobe (Sheekh Axmed Maxamed Madoobe) is a Somali politician who served as the 1st President of the Jubaland State of Somalia from 2013 to 2023. Azania (Somalia) and Ahmed Mohamed Islam are Jubaland.

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Al-Shabaab (militant group)

Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn), commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa.

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Anarchy

Anarchy is a form of society without rulers.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Autonomous administrative division

An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, zone, entity, unit, region, subdivision, province, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of autonomy—self-governance—under the national government.

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Azania

Azania (Ἀζανία) is a name that has been applied to various parts of southeastern tropical Africa.

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Buffer state

A buffer state is a country geographically lying between two rival or potentially hostile great powers.

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Daily Nation

The Daily Nation is a Kenyan newspaper.

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Declaration of independence

A declaration of independence, declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state.

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Demographics of Somalia

Demographic features of Somalia's inhabitants include ethnicity, language, population density, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

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Dhobley (Gedo Region)

Dhobley is a town in Afmadow District, Lower Juba, Somalia.

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East Africa Time

East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

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Government of Kenya

The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) is the national government of the Republic of Kenya located in East Africa.

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International Crisis Group

The International Crisis Group (ICG; also known as the Crisis Group) is a global non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in 1995.

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Jamame

Jamame (Jamaame, جمامة, Giamama formerly Villaggio Regina Margherita), also spelled Giamame, is a town in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) region of Somalia.

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Jubaland

Jubaland (Jubbaland, جوبالاند, Oltregiuba), the Juba Valley (Dooxada Jubba), is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia.

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Kenya Defence Forces

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) (Majeshi ya Ulinzi ya Kenya, stylized as "KENYA ARMED FORCES" capitalized on its coat of arms) are the armed forces of the Republic of Kenya.

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Kismayo

Kismayo (Kismaayo, كيسمايو,; Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia.

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Ministry of Defence (Somalia)

The Ministry of Defence (Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga) is charged with co-ordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Somali Armed Forces.

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Mohamed Abdi Mohamed

Mohamed Abdi Mohamed (Gandhi) (Maxamed Cabdi Maxamed «Gaandi», محمد عبدي محمد; 1949 – 18 April 2021) was a Somali geologist, anthropologist, historian and politician. Azania (Somalia) and Mohamed Abdi Mohamed are Jubaland.

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Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya.

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Ogaden

Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled Ogadēn; Ogaadeen, ውጋዴ/ውጋዴን) is one of the historical names used for the modern Somali Region which forms the eastern portion of Ethiopia and borders Somalia.

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Operation Linda Nchi

Operation Linda Nchi (Linda Nchi; "Protect the Country") was the Kenya Defence Forces' invasion of southern Somalia beginning in 2011.

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Presidential system

A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which a head of government, typically with the title of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation of powers.

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Raskamboni Movement

The Raskamboni Movement was a jihadist Islamic movement led by Sheikh Ahmed Madobe, the current president of the Jubaland state in southern Somalia. Azania (Somalia) and Raskamboni Movement are Jubaland.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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RIA Novosti

RIA Novosti (РИА Новости), sometimes referred to as RIAN or RIA (label), is a Russian state-owned domestic news agency.

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Somali Civil War

The Somali Civil War (Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; الحرب الأهلية الصومالية) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia.

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Somali language

Somali (Latin script: Af-Soomaali; Wadaad:; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒍 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch.

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Somali shilling

The Somali shilling (sign: Sh.So.; shilin; شلن; scellino; ISO 4217: SOS) is the official currency of Somalia.

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Somalia

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa.

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Telephone numbers in Somalia

Before the civil war in 1991, very few people had access to the government-controlled fixed-line telephony that only operated in a few areas.

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Transitional Federal Government of Somalia

The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) (Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Somalia from 14 October 2004 until 20 August 2012, when its tenure officially ended and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) was inaugurated.

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.so

.so is the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Somalia.

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2010 Kampala bombings

On 11 July 2010, suicide bombings were carried out against crowds watching a screening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final at two locations in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azania_(Somalia)

Also known as Azania State.

Azania (Somalia), the Glossary

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See also

2011 establishments in Somalia

Jubaland

States and territories disestablished in 2011

References