The following lists events that happened during 1991 in Somalia.
Incumbents
- President: Siad Barre (until 26 January), Ali Mahdi Muhammad (starting 26 January)
- Prime Minister: Muhammad Hawadle Madar (until 24 January), Umar Arteh Ghalib (starting 24 January)
Events
January
- January 5 – Several officials were killed in a mortar shelling in Kaaraan neighborhood of Mogadishu, including former minister Haji Muse Boqor, Sheikh Mohamed Faruur, Hashi Weheliye Moalim and Mohamed Said Gentleman.[1]
- January 26 – Somali Civil War started which would later turn into a war against Islamists.
- January 29 - Siad Barre is succeeded by Ali Mahdi Muhammad as President of Somalia.
February
May
- May 18 - Somaliland withdraws from Somalia.
Deaths
- Haji Muse Boqor first minister of Interior affairs (1956-1959).[1]
References
- ^ a b "XASUUS XAAJI MUUSE BOQOR CUSMAAN OO MUQDISHU LAGU DILAY 1991" [MEMORY OF HAJI MUSE BOQOR OSMAN WHO WAS KILLED MOGADISHU IN 1991]. Radio Daljir (in Somali). 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
