Presidential elections were held in
Somaliland on 23 February 1997, the third indirect presidential election since the country declared its independence from
Somalia in 1991. The elections took place towards the end of the Hargeisa Conference, held between October 1996 and February 1997.[1] The election resulted in incumbent President
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal being reelected to a four-year term by a electoral college of elders who made up the national guurti(council of elders).[2] Egal's closest competitor was
Minister of FinanceSuleiman Mohamoud Adan, who was also formerly in the cabinet of inaugural President
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur.[3]
Background
Shortly after declaring its independence from
Somalia in mid-1991,
SNM Chairman
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur was elected Somaliland’s first provisional president by clan elders.[4] He held the position until 16 May 1993, when clan elders elected
Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal to serve a two-year term as president of the country's first post-war civilian government. In May 1995, Egal’s term was extended for another 18 months. New elections were held on 23 February 1997.[5]
President Egal remained in office until his death in May 2002. He was succeeded in office by his Vice President,
Dahir Riyale Kahin, who would go on to win the first direct presidential elections in
2003.
References
^Jhazbhay, I. “Somaliland: The Journey of Resistance, Reconciliation and Peace.” African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention, vol. 7, no. 1, 19 Jan. 2010, pp. 67–68.,
https://doi.org/10.4314/asp.v7i1.54603.
^Bradbury, Mark, et al. “Somaliland: Choosing Politics over Violence.” Review of African Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 97, Sept. 2003, p. 461.,
https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2003.9659778.
^Bradbury, Mark, et al. “Somaliland: Choosing Politics over Violence.” Review of African Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 97, Sept. 2003, p. 459.,
https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2003.9659778.
Presidential elections were held in
Somaliland on 23 February 1997, the third indirect presidential election since the country declared its independence from
Somalia in 1991. The elections took place towards the end of the Hargeisa Conference, held between October 1996 and February 1997.[1] The election resulted in incumbent President
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal being reelected to a four-year term by a electoral college of elders who made up the national guurti(council of elders).[2] Egal's closest competitor was
Minister of FinanceSuleiman Mohamoud Adan, who was also formerly in the cabinet of inaugural President
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur.[3]
Background
Shortly after declaring its independence from
Somalia in mid-1991,
SNM Chairman
Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur was elected Somaliland’s first provisional president by clan elders.[4] He held the position until 16 May 1993, when clan elders elected
Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal to serve a two-year term as president of the country's first post-war civilian government. In May 1995, Egal’s term was extended for another 18 months. New elections were held on 23 February 1997.[5]
President Egal remained in office until his death in May 2002. He was succeeded in office by his Vice President,
Dahir Riyale Kahin, who would go on to win the first direct presidential elections in
2003.
References
^Jhazbhay, I. “Somaliland: The Journey of Resistance, Reconciliation and Peace.” African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention, vol. 7, no. 1, 19 Jan. 2010, pp. 67–68.,
https://doi.org/10.4314/asp.v7i1.54603.
^Bradbury, Mark, et al. “Somaliland: Choosing Politics over Violence.” Review of African Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 97, Sept. 2003, p. 461.,
https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2003.9659778.
^Bradbury, Mark, et al. “Somaliland: Choosing Politics over Violence.” Review of African Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 97, Sept. 2003, p. 459.,
https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2003.9659778.