Somalia Elects Academic as President

Publisher:
Al Jazeera English
Publication Date:
11 September 2012
Tags:
Somalia, Governance

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is the first leader to emerge from any kind of democratic process in decades in Somalia, even though there were allegations of vote buying in parliament. He faces the daunting task of reassembling a country ripped apart by 20 years of war, famine and anarchy.

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