Editing British Somaliland (section)

===Independence and union with the Trust Territory of Somaliland===
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[[File:Independence Day State of Somaliland.png|upright|thumb|Agreements and Exchanges of Letters between the Government of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] and the Government of [[State of Somaliland|Somaliland]] in connexion with the Attainment of Independence by Somaliland<ref>{{cite web | title=Agreements and Exchanges of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Somaliland in connexion with the Attainment of Independence by Somaliland | publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office | location=[[London]] | date=26 June 1960 | url=http://foto.archivalware.co.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1960-TS0044.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114113151/http://foto.archivalware.co.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1960-TS0044.pdf | archive-date=14 November 2020 }}</ref>]]
[[File:The Somaliland Protectorate Constitutional Conference, London.png|upright=0.8|thumb|The Somaliland Protectorate Constitutional Conference, [[London]], May 1960 in which it was decided that 26 June would be the day of Independence, and so signed on 12 May 1960. Somaliland Delegation: [[Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal]], Ahmed Haji Dualeh, Ali Garad Jama and Haji Ibrahim Nur. From the Colonial Office: [[Ian Macleod]], [[Sir Douglas Hall, 14th Baronet|D. B. Hall]], H. C. F. Wilks (Secretary)]]
In 1947, the entire budget for the administration of the British Somaliland protectorate was only £213,139.<ref name=LOC/>

In May 1960, the [[British Government]] stated that it would be prepared to grant independence to the then Somaliland protectorate. The Legislative Council of British Somaliland passed a resolution in April 1960 requesting independence. The legislative councils of the territory agreed to this proposal.<ref>[http://wardheernews.com/Articles_09/June/Roobdoon_Forum/29_Independence_week_series.html Somali Independence Week] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928052641/http://wardheernews.com/Articles_09/June/Roobdoon_Forum/29_Independence_week_series.html |date=28 September 2011 }}</ref>

In April 1960, leaders of the two territories met in Mogadishu and agreed to form a unitary state. An elected president was to be head of state. Full executive powers would be held by a prime minister answerable to an elected National Assembly of 123 members representing the two territories.

On 26 June 1960, the British Somaliland protectorate gained independence as the [[State of Somaliland]].  Five days later on 1 July 1960 Somaliland officially merged with the Trust Territory of Somaliland to create the [[Somali Republic]].<ref name="Wssom1"/><ref name="EB1911"/>

On 1 July 1960 the legislature elected [[Haji Bashir]], the old speaker of the Somaliland Assembly, as the first President of the new Republic of Somalia National Assembly, and also on that same day [[Aden Adde]] was elected as the President of the newly formed Somali Republic.