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List of events
Events in the year 2020 in
Somalia .
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing –
Somali Civil War (2009–present) ;
COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
January
May
August
September
December
1–27 December: Scheduled dates for the
2020 Somali parliamentary election .
[9]
10 December – U.S. warplanes bomb a stronghold of al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab rebels.
[10]
15 December – Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with
Kenya after
Muse Bihi Abdi , president of
Somaliland visits Kenya.
[11]
21 December – The United States sends the
USS Makin Island and other warships with 2,500 marines to cover the withdrawal of its 800 troops, leaving only a small contingent to guard the embassy.
[12]
Deaths
24 March –
Mohamed Farah , footballer (b. 1961).
[13]
1 April –
Nur Hassan Hussein , politician, former
Prime Minister (b. 1938).
[14]
7 April –
Hudeydi ,
oud player (b. 1928).
[15]
10 May –
Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays , diplomat (ambassador to Egypt and the
Arab League ); died of COVID-19 in Kuwait
[16]
12 July –
Hassan Abshir Farah , politician, former
Prime Minister (b. 1945).[
citation needed ]
8 October –
Ali Khalif Galaydh , 78, politician,
Prime Minister (2000–2001),
MP (since 2012) and President of
Khatumo State (since 2014).
[17]
18 November –
Umar Ghalib , 90, politician,
Prime Minister (1991–1993) and
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1969–1976).
[18]
See also
References
^
"Ethiopian troops admit shooting down Kenyan plane" .
The EastAfrican . May 9, 2020.
^ Dahir, Abdi Latif; Mohamed, Hussein; Marks, Simon (May 10, 2020).
"Ethiopian Troops May Have Shot Down Aid Plane in Somalia, Report Says" .
The New York Times .
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"Mogadishu: Several killed in attack at Somali military base" . news.yahoo.com . BBC. Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
^ Bhalla, Nita; Omer, Mohammed (August 11, 2020). Cozens, Claire (ed.).
"Outrage as Somali parliament drafts law permitting child, forced marriages" .
Reuters .
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"Somalia: Over a dozen killed in hours-long Mogadishu hotel siege" .
Al Jazeera English . August 17, 2020.
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"Somalia executes soldiers convicted for boy's fatal rape" . news.yahoo.com . Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
^ Hassan, Abdiqani.
"Three Somali special forces killed, U.S. officer wounded in car bomb, Somali official says" . news.yahoo.com . Reuters. Retrieved September 7, 2020 .
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"Somalia names new prime minister, unveils plan for elections" . Al Jazeera . 18 September 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020 .
^ Abdulkadir Khalif (2 October 2020).
"Somalia issues new election timetable" .
Daily Nation . Kenya. Retrieved 27 November 2020 .
^ Sisk, Richard (December 10, 2020).
"US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced" . news.yahoo.com . Military.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020 .
^ Sheikh, Abdi.
"Somalia cuts ties with Kenya, shots fired at Mogadishu protests" . news.yahoo.com . Yahoo News. Reuters. Retrieved December 15, 2020 . Somalia calls back all its diplomats from Kenya and orders Kenyan diplomats to leave Somalia within seven days.
^ Sisk, Richard (December 22, 2020).
"A US Naval Armada and 2,500 Marines Are Off Somalia to Cover Troop Withdrawal" . news.yahoo.com . Military.com. Retrieved December 24, 2020 .
^ Odusoga, Adesewa (27 March 2020).
"African Football Legend Mohamed Farah Dies From COVID-19" . TV 360 Nigeria. Archived from
the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020 .
^
"Ex-Somali PM dies of Coronavirus in London" . Garowe Online . 1 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020 .
^ Samanga, Rufaro (8 April 2020).
"Veteran Somali Musician Ahmed Ismail Hussein Has Died" . Okey Africa . Retrieved 10 April 2020 .
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"Africa's top virus deaths: Cameroon women's football medic dies" . Africanews . 13 July 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021 .
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Dr. Cali Khaliif Galayr oo geeriyooday (in Somali)
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Former Somali Prime minister, Omar arte Qalib is dead
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