2000 Somali presidential election

Indirect elections for Somali president February 2026 2000 Somali presidential election Somalia presidential no 1986 Somali presidential election 1986 2004 Somali presidential election 2004 26 August 2000 Abdiqasimsalad.jpg Abdiqasim Salad Hassan Independent 145 Abdullahi Ahmed Addow.jpg Abdullahi Ahmed Addow Independent 92 President Ali Mahdi Muhammad United Somali Congress Abdiqasim Salad Hassan Independent The 2000 Somali presidential election was an indirect presidential election was for the Transitional National Government of Somalia held in Djibouti on 26 August 2000.2000-08-26 Somalis Elect First President in Decade https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/08/26/somalis-elect-first-president-in-decade/cdd14a35-dbf4-42c9-86f3-338381d124f3/ 2026-02-13 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 The election was conducted by the 245 members of Transitional National Assembly, Somalia's interim parliament established earlier that year at the Somali National Reconciliation Conference. Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, was elected as the 5th President of Somalia for a 3 year term, after 3 rounds of voting.2000-08-26 Somalia: Interim parliament elects new president - Somalia ReliefWeb https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/somalia-interim-parliament-elects-new-president 2026-02-13 reliefweb.int en The election was met with widespread optimism and jubilation in Mogadishu.Press Association 2000-08-27 Somalia election met with singing, dancing https://www.deseret.com/2000/8/27/19525719/somalia-election-met-with-singing-dancing/ 2026-02-13 Deseret News Salt Lake City en-us Results 78 124 145 83 110 92 35 2 GoobjoogAkhriso: Sooyaalka Wareegyadii La Gaarey Doorashada Madxweyneyaashii Soomaaliya (1960–2012) Goobjoog – Isha Dadweynaha 8 February 2017 https://goobjoog.com/2017/02/08/akhriso-sooyaalka-wareegyada-doorashada-madxweyneyaasha-soomaaliya-1960-2017/ History of the Rounds Reached in the Somali Presidential Elections (1960–2012) so 13 February 2026 12 27 Abdiqasim Salad Abdullahi Ahmed Addow Ali Khalif Galaydh Ali Mahdi Muhammad Others Aftermath Despite the initial optimism, Abdiqasim's government never controlled much territory beyond the capital, Mogadishu, in large part due Ethiopian backing of a coalition of warlords opposed to the TNG.2002-01-08 Analysis: Somalia's powerbrokers Biles Peter http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1747697.stm BBC News London 2026-02-13 en-GB Experts argue that Ethiopia's rejection of the TNG was motivated by the fear of a strong Somali state, not dependent on Addis Ababa, which could reignite tension in Ethiopia's Somali-majority Ogaden region.Cocodia Jude 2021-04-03 Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19392206.2021.1922026 African Security en 14 2 110–131 10.1080/19392206.2021.1922026 1939-2206 236350899 subscription Ethiopia considered a weak Somali state dependent on Ethiopian support as a lesser threat than a strong one. This propelled Ethiopia to undertake the forceful installment of the TFG.21 August 2006 Ethiopia prepares to attack Somali Islamists – Eritrea https://sudantribune.com/article17688/ Sudan Tribune Ethiopia eventually succeeded deposing the TNG after the Embagathi accords that led to the formation of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in 2004 and the presidency Ethiopia's favored candidate Abdullahi Yusuf, on the grounds that he would give up Somalia's long standing claim to the Ogaden.Cocodia Jude 2021-04-03 Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19392206.2021.1922026 African Security en 14 2 110–131 10.1080/19392206.2021.1922026 1939-2206 236350899 subscription The TFG had Ethiopia's approval on the basis that under Yusuf, Somalia will rest its claim to the Ogaden regionSekhu Lesego 2024-06-05 Somalia African Transitional Justice Hub https://atjhub.csvr.org.za/somalia/ 2026-02-13 en-US References Category:2000 elections in Africa Category:2000 in Somalia Category:Presidential elections in Somalia