United Somali Party
United Somali Party Xisbiga Midnimadda Soomaaliyeed | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founder | Garad Ali |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Las Anod |
| Ideology | Nationalism Populism Islamic democracy |
| House of Representatives | 12 / 33 |
The United Somali Party (USP) was a political party in British Somaliland founded in 1959.[1] The party drew support primarily from the Dhulbahante and Warsangali in the east and the Gadabuursi and Issa in the west. In the February 1960 parliamentary election, the USP received 16.4% of the vote and won 12 of the 33 elected seats, making it the second-largest party after the Somali National League. Following the election, the USP formed a coalition with the SNL.[2]
| Name | Year | Constituent city | Clan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdilahi Qablan | 1960 | Las Qorey | Dubays / Warsangeli |
| Mohamud Salax Caddaanweyne | 1960 | Jidali | Cumar / Warsangeli |
| Ali Garad Jama | 1960 | Las Anod | Baharsame / Dhulbahante |
| Osman Garad | 1960 | Taleh | Galool Oriye / Dhulbahante |
| Abdalla Farah | 1960 | Widhwidh | Barkad / Dhulbahante |
| Mohamed Geedeeye | 1960 | Caynabo | Ararsame / Dhulbahante |
| Ibrahim Eid | 1960 | Xudun | Naleeye Ahmed / Dhulbahante |
| Abubakar Omar | 1960 | Borama | Gadabuursi |
| Jama Ghelle | 1960 | Saylac | Ciise |
| Musa Shirwa | 1960 | Lughaya | Ciise |
| Abdi Buuni | 1960 | Baki | Gadabuursi |
| Ibrahim Nuur | 1960 | Dilla | Gadabuursi |
History
The USP was formed in 1959 at Las Anod, a centre of the Darod population in British Somaliland. Its early leadership consisted of prominent traditional chiefs, with Ali Garad Jama, the university-educated son of Garad Jama Farah, providing the main drive behind the party.[5]
The United Somali Party was founded in 1959 to represent the Darod in eastern British Somaliland and the Dir, although the two groups belonged to different lineages and had little previous interaction, they shared a mutual opposition to the majority Isaaq. The party became the second-largest political party in British Somaliland.[6]
1960 election
Before the February 1960 general election, the USP and the Somali National League (SNL) agreed to support each other's candidates where advantageous and to combine in the Legislative Council if they won the election. The USP subsequently received 16.4% of the vote and won 12 of the 33 seats, compared with 20 for the SNL and one for the National United Front.[7][8] The result made the USP the second-largest party in the protectorate. It formed a parliamentary coalition with the SNL and, following unification in 1960, secured two ministerial positions in the first government of the Somali Republic.[9]
References
- ↑ Coleman, James Smoot; Rosberg, Carl G. (1966). Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa. University of California Press. pp. 544–545. Search this book on
- ↑ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. United States: Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 252. ISBN 0810843447.
UNITED SOMALI PARTY (USP). The second largest political party in British Somaliland. It was founded in 1959 to represent the Dir clan in the west and the Darood in the east. Although these clans belonged to two dif-ferent lineages and rarely interacted, they shared a joint antagonism for the Issaq. The USP contested the 1960 general election in the protectorate, winning 12 of the 33 seats in the Legislative Assembly. This allowed the USP to secure two ministerial positions in the first government of the republic after unification. The USP formed a parliamentary coalition with the Somali National League.
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- ↑ MENAFN. "Flashback: First Somaliland Parliament in 1960 (Historical P..." menafn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ↑ admin (2018-07-28). "The Rebirth Of Somaliland (1): History of Somaliland". Somaliland Standard. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ↑ Coleman, James Smoot; Rosberg, Carl G. (1966). Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa. University of California Press. p. 544. Search this book on
- ↑ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. United States: Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 252. ISBN 0810843447. Search this book on
- ↑ MENAFN. "Flashback: First Somaliland Parliament in 1960 (Historical P..." menafn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ↑ Coleman, James Smoot; Rosberg, Carl G. (1966). Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa. University of California Press. p. 544. Search this book on
- ↑ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. United States: Scarecrow Press Inc. p. 252. ISBN 0810843447. Search this book on
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