Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed ( Somali: Axmed Cabdulaahi Yuusuf, born 15 December 1934 in Gaalkacyo, Mudug, Somalia, † March 23, 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) from 2004 to 2008, President of the Transitional Government of Somalia. He was a member of the Darod clan.

Previously, he had been since 1998 President of the de facto autonomous Puntland, which he himself had declared its independence.

Career

After studying law, he took the military career. From 1965 to 1968 he was military attaché in Moscow. Since 1969 he successful coup led by General Siad Barre unsupported, he was imprisoned until 1975. In prison, he met the warlord Mohammed Farah Aidid later know. After his release from prison, he was allowed to continue his military career and fought in 1977-1978 Ogadenkrieg against Ethiopia.

Then Yusuf founded the guerrilla movement Somali Salvation Democratic Front, which had the aim to overthrow Siad Barre. He sought the support of Ethiopia, but was arrested after a fight in 1985 in Ethiopia and released only after the fall of Barre in 1991. In the now broken Somali Civil War, he emerged as the leader, as he was in 1998 elected its home region of Puntland declared its independence and its president. 2001, the Parliament wanted to replace it with Jama Ali Jama, but Yusuf was able to seize power by force.

Presidency

After peace talks an internationally recognized transitional government was formed in 2000 for Somalia, which has not been accepted by all warring parties and therefore first in neighboring Kenya had its headquarters. President was first Abdikassim Salad Hassan. 2004, the transitional government was re- formed, and the transitional parliament in Nairobi, Kenya elected Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed as the new president. He was sworn in on 14 October 2004. He put together his cabinet in late 2004, which also included some of the leading warlords.

The President promised to promote reconciliation and rebuild the country. But his government was weakened by internal contradictions. In particular, Yusuf fell out with some warlords over the question of where the administration should be localized. Since the Somali capital, Mogadishu was ruled by rival militias of the Hawiye clan, the transitional government was eventually stationed partly in Baidoa and partly in Jawhar.

2006, the Union of Islamic Courts of Mogadishu and other parts of the country took a. Their fighters also turned against the transitional government, which is why Jawhar left and was further afflicted in Baidoa by the Union. After the displacement of the Union in early 2007, the transitional government tried to establish for the first time in Mogadishu. However, they met with considerable resistance from Islamists and other opponents. 2008 also led to differences between Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and allied with him Mohammed Omar Habeb Dhere one hand, and the Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein on the other.

The end of 2008, the transitional government was practically disintegrated, and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was increasingly accused of having exacerbated the differences and impeded the peace process. On 29 December 2008, he declared, therefore, before the transitional parliament his resignation and announced the acquisition of his duties by the Speaker of Parliament to.