Somaliland Independence Celebration Event 2022

Somaliland is a breakaway, semi-desert territory on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland declared independence after the overthrow of Somali military dictator Siad Barre in 1991. The move followed a secessionist struggle during which Siad Barre’s forces pursued rebel guerrillas in the territory. Somaliland Independence Day is an annual celebration held on 18 May to mark the polity’s declaration of independence from the Somali Democratic Republic, a unilateral proclamation which remains unrecognised the world over. Socio Economic Regeneration work with the Somaliland community leaders to arrange the first Independence Day Celebration in Manchester. This will now become an annual event.