2020 in Somalia
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Events in the year 2020 in Somalia.
Incumbents
- President: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (since 16 February 2017)
- Prime Minister: Hassan Ali Khayre (since 1 March 2017)
Events
January
- 18 January – 2020 Afgooye bombing
February
- 19 February – El Salini attack
May
- 4 May - Ethiopian National Defense Force soldiers at the Bardelle airstrip in Baidoa shot down an African Express Airways Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft carrying coronavirus aid, after mistaking it for a suicide attack.[1][2]
Scheduled
- 2020 Somali parliamentary election, the first elections in Somalia under a one person, one vote system since the 1969 Somali parliamentary election[3]
Deaths
- 24 March – Mohamed Farah, 59, footballer (national team), COVID-19[4][lower-alpha 1]
- 1 April – Nur Hassan Hussein, 83, politician, Prime Minister (2007–2009), COVID-19[5][lower-alpha 1]
- 7 April – Hudeydi, 91, oud player, COVID-19[6][lower-alpha 1]
See also
Notes
- Died abroad
References
- "Ethiopian troops admit shooting down Kenyan plane". The EastAfrican. May 9, 2020.
- Dahir, Abdi Latif; Mohamed, Hussein; Marks, Simon (May 10, 2020). "Ethiopian Troops May Have Shot Down Aid Plane in Somalia, Report Says". The New York Times.
- Hujale, Moulid (24 February 2020). "Somalia edges closer to first democratic election in half a century". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Odusoga, Adesewa (27 March 2020). "African Football Legend Mohamed Farah Dies From COVID-19". TV 360 Nigeria. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- "Ex-Somali PM dies of Coronavirus in London". Garowe Online. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Samanga, Rufaro (8 April 2020). "Veteran Somali Musician Ahmed Ismail Hussein Has Died". Okey Africa. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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