Spots of the Leopard Trivia Quiz

Answer: Aden Abdullah Osman Daar

Aden Abdullah Osman Daar was the first President of Somalia and ruled from July 1, 1960 to June 10, 1967. His political career took off when he started in the Somali Youth League. He was elected as soon as Somalia gained independence in 1960. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke was his Prime Minister and defeated him in the next elections for President.

Answer: His assassination

Abdirashid Ali Shermarke was the second President of Somalia and ruled from June 10, 1967 to October 15, 1969, the day of his assassination. He was shot by one of his bodyguards and his death marked the start of military rule in Somalia.

He was the father of another Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. He beat Daar, under whom he was Prime Minister, to become the President of Somalia.

Answer: Mohamed Siad Barre

Mohamed Siad Barre was the President of Somalia from 1 July 1976 to 26 January 1991. After the death of Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, military rule took over and Barre was named President. He was a member of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party. In 1991, he was overthrown and forced to flee when people invaded his palace.

It was said that his rule was a repressive one filled with corruption and ignorant administration.

Answer: No one: the post was vacant

From the time Barre was overthrown in 1991 till 2000, the post of the President was vacant and the country was ruled by local leaders and violent groups. There was an interim President, Ali Mahdi Muhammad, who ruled for a few months in 1991 but then lost his presidency and the country fell under anarchist rule.

Then in 2000, the formation of the Transitional National Government brought a new era in Somalian politics.

Answer: Interior Minister

Abdiqasim Salad Hassan elected the President of Somalia after the civil war in 2000. He previously served as the Interior Minister in Barre's administration. Hassan served from 2000 to 2004. Hassan Abshir Farah served as his Prime Minister.

Answer: Transitional Federal Government

Yusuf Ahmed was the President of Somalia from 14 October, 2004 to 29 December, 2008. He helped form the Transitional Federal Government which succeeded the Transitional National Government as the recognized government of Somalia. His term ended with his resignation in 2008.

After scares of an insurgency and assassination attempts, he resigned to open the way to a new President and government.

Answer: Prime Minister

Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke was the son of the second President of Somalia. He was appointed by Sheikh Ahmed, the then President as the Prime Minister. Both men co-operated in an operation called Operation Linda Nchi with the Kenyan military in 2011. He lost the 2012 elections and that marked the beginning of the Federal Government of Somalia.

Answer: Peace and Development Party

The Peace and Development Party was founded by Sheikh Mohamud in 2012. He was elected as the President of Somalia in 2012. He previously worked as an education officer for UNICEF and was the dean to the Somali Institute of Management and Administration University. He appointed Abdi Farah Shirdon as the Prime Minster of Somalia in 2012.

Answer: True

The Tayo Political Party in Somalia was founded in 2012 by one of its former Prime Ministers, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Maryam Kassim, a prominent Somali politician, was elected as its chairperson in 2012. One of its clauses expresses belief in the unification of the Somali state.

Answer: Somali Youth League

The Somali Youth League is considered to be the premier political party in Somalia. Yasin Haji Osman Sharmarke is said to have been its first leader. Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, the first President of Somalia came under this party. This was overthrown when Barre's Supreme Revolutionary Council banned political parties and arrested prominent figures in addition to suspending the constitution.