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Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur

1931–2003 · 20th century

Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur was a Somali politician and chairman of the Somali National Movement (SNM). After the fall of Siad Barre he presided over the declaration of Somaliland's independence at Burao in May 1991 and became its first president. He was replaced at the Borama conference of 1993 by Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal and later briefly supported reunion with Somalia.

Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur
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