Somalia: Polity Style: 1960-2024 |
| 1 Jul 1960 |
merger of Somaliland and Somalia into Somali Republic is effected by approval of the Constitution of Somali Republic by an Assembly consisting of the representatives of both territories [Official Bulletin, Mogadiscio, 1 luglio 1960, N. 1] |
| 1 Jul 1960 - 21 Oct 1969 |
Repubblica Somala = Somali Republic |
| 31 Jan 1961 |
Act of Union of Somaliland and Somalia is passed by the National Assembly and signed into law (retroactively effective 1 Jul 1960) |
| 21 Oct 1969 |
Somali Democratic Republic is constituted in accordance with the First Charter of the Revolution [Official Bulletin, Mogadiscio, 21 Ottobre 1969, N. 1, pp. 2-3] |
| 21 Oct 1969 - 21 Jul 1991 |
Jamhuuriyadda Dimoqraadiga Soomaaliya = (from 16 Sep 1979) al-Jumhūriyya al-Ṣūmāl al-Dīmuqrāṭiyya | Somali Democratic Republic [1] |
| 16 Sep 1979 |
Arabic is recognised as an official language in accordance with Art. 3.2 of the Constitution of 1979 [Official Bulletin, Muqdisho 30 Setember 1979, L. 2 r. 9] |
| 21 Jul 1991 |
Djibouti Accords are signed, providing for the restoration of the Constitution of 1960 |
| 21 Jul 1991 - 2 Aug 2012 |
Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya = Jumhūriyyat al-Ṣūmāl | Somali Republic |
| 2 Aug 2012 |
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia comes into effect on the first day after approval by a National Constituent Assembly (1 Aug 2012) in accordance with Art. 138 (1) of the Constitution |
| 2 Aug 2012 - |
Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya (Arabic: Jumhūriyya al-Ṣūmāl al-Fidarāliyya) | Federal Republic of Somalia |
