← 1959 1958 1957 1960 in Somalia → 1961 1962 1963
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	History of Somalia List of years in Somalia

The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Somalia .

Incumbents [ edit ]

• President : Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (starting 1 July) ^[1]
• Prime Minister : Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1 July-12 July), Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (starting 12 July)

Events [ edit ]

June [ edit ]

• June 26 - The State of Somaliland , led by Prime Minister Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal , attained independence from the United Kingdom. ^[2]

July [ edit ]

• July 1 - Italian Somaliland gained its independence from Italy , five days after British Somaliland , and merged into the Somali Republic. Aden Abdullah Othman, leader of the Italian Somaliland legislature, was elected President, and Abdirashid Ali Shermake became Prime Minister. ^[3]

References [ edit ]