Abd-ar-Rahman Ahmad Ali Tur
Abd-ar-Rahman Ahmad Ali Tur († 2004 ) was leader of the Somali National Movement - a rebel organization of the Isaaq - Clans , in the north of Somalia against the government Siad Barre was fighting - and of 28 May 1991 to 16 May 1993 the first President of Somaliland, which was unilaterally declared independent .
He belonged to the Habr Yunis-Isaaq clan.
In 1994, Abd-ar Rahman Ahmad Ali Tur declared - contrary to the position of his successor Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Egal - that the decision to secede Somaliland had been withdrawn; he himself advocated rapprochement with the rest of Somalia. Thereupon armed clashes broke out in Hargeysa between his supporters and those of Egals.
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- ^ UNHCR: Somalia Country Report, October 2003
- ^ Nationalarchives.gov.uk: Somalia Assessment # Republic of Somaliland 1991 to Date
President of the (internationally not recognized) Republic of Somaliland
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tur, Abd-ar-Rahman Ahmad Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first President of Somaliland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2004 |