Somalia: Celebrating 1st July in a New Light: a Somalilander's Perspective

opinion

"Take from the altars of the past the fire - not the ashes" ~Jean Jaures

On July 1st 1960, the people Somaliland celebrated a day of destiny. They gave up their sovereignty which they had won four days earlier by their own will.

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