PM Roble appoints 16-ministerial team to organize Independence Day celebrations

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has on Monday appointed a 16-member team tasked to organize the upcoming national celebrations to commemorate the country’s independence days on June 26th and July 1st. 

Every year, Somalia commemorates July 1 as the independence day which also serves as a National holiday. The date celebrates the unification of the Trust Territory of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland on July 1, 1960, which formed the Somali Republic. 

On June 26, 1960, British Somaliland gained independence and became the State of Somaliland. However, five days later, it merged with the Trust Territory of Somaliland to become the Somali Republic. Thus, June 26 of every year is celebrated as Somalia Independence Day while July 1 marks Republic Day in Somalia.