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In 1991 the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, in the northwest part of Somalia, asserted its independence from the rest of the country. In 1998 a region in the northeast, the Puntland, declared itself “autonomous.”
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Puntland

region, Africa

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history of Somalia

  • Somalia
    In Somalia: Constitutional framework

    …of the autonomous region of Puntland in the northeast. Each formed its own government, although neither is recognized by the international community.

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  • Somalia
    In Somalia: Civil war

    …in the northeast, identified as Puntland—announced its intentions to self-govern. Unlike the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, Puntland did not claim complete independence from Somalia—it instead sought to remain a part of the country as an autonomous region, with the goal of reuniting the country as a federal republic.

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Somaliland

  • In 1991 the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, in the northwest part of Somalia, asserted its independence from the rest of the country. In 1998 a region in the northeast, the Puntland, declared itself “autonomous.”
    In Somaliland: Republic of Somaliland

    …been tension between Somaliland and Puntland (an area in the northeastern part of Somalia, which declared itself an autonomous region in 1998). Each disputed the other’s claim to the Sanaag and Sool regions, and armed confrontations have periodically ensued.

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