1997 Somaliland presidential election

National election Republic of Somaliland presidential 1993 Somaliland presidential election 1993 2003 Somaliland presidential election 2003 315 electors 158 23 February 1997 Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal 1968.jpg Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal Independent 223 70.79% Gudoomiyesuleiman.jpg 220 100 150 10 55 Suleiman Mohamoud Adan Independent 90 28.57% President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal Independent Independent Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 23 February 1997, the third indirect presidential election since the country declared its independence from Somalia in 1991. The elections took place towards the end of the Hargeisa Conference, held between October 1996 and February 1997.Jhazbhay, I. “Somaliland: The Journey of Resistance, Reconciliation and Peace.” African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention, vol. 7, no. 1, 19 Jan. 2010, pp. 67–68., https://doi.org/10.4314/asp.v7i1.54603. The election resulted in incumbent President Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal being reelected to a four-year term by an electoral college of elders who made up the national guurti(council of elders).Bradbury, Mark, et al. “Somaliland: Choosing Politics over Violence.” Review of African Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 97, Sept. 2003, p. 461., https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2003.9659778. Egal's closest competitor was Minister of Finance Suleiman Mohamoud Adan, who was also formerly in the cabinet of inaugural President Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur.https://mofd.govsomaliland.org/article/former-ministers Former Ministers Background thumb|After the 1993 election, the outgoing president, Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur, leaves the hall alongside newly elected president, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal. Tuur is being congratulated by an elder man on his decision to accept the outcome of the election and stand down peacefully after several days intense debate and negotiation. Shortly after declaring its independence from Somalia in mid-1991, SNM Chairman Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur was elected Somaliland's first provisional president by clan elders.Bradbury, Mark, et al. “Somaliland: Choosing Politics over Violence.” Review of African Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 97, Sept. 2003, p. 459., https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2003.9659778. He held the position until 16 May 1993, when clan elders elected Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal to serve a two-year term as president of the country's first post-war civilian government. In May 1995, Egal's term was extended for another 18 months. New elections were held on 23 February 1997.https://africanelections.tripod.com/somaliland.html Elections in Somaliland Results Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal Independent 223 Suleiman Mohamoud Adan Independent 90 Mohamed Hashi Independent 2 African Elections Aftermath President Egal remained in office until his death in May 2002. He was succeeded in office by his vice president, Dahir Riyale Kahin, who would go on to win the first direct presidential elections in 2003. References Category:Presidential elections in Somaliland Somaliland presidential election, 1997 Somaliland Category:1997 in Somaliland