20th Century Somalia

Somalia Somalia in the 20th century is a country in the corner of Africa. It is bordering the border with Ethiopia in the west, Djibouti in the northwest, Kenya in the southwest, Gulf of Aden in the north and the Indian Ocean in the east. It has the longest coastline in the continent, and its topography mainly includes terraces, plains and highlands. It consists of former British Somaliland Protected Area and Former Somali Trust Governorate Italy. The modern history of Somalia began in the late nineteenth century when the great European powers started trade and colonization in the Somali region.

Later, after the Suez Canal opened in 1869, the region attracted the attention of the major European powers. From the 19th century to the early 20th century, the European countries tried to rule African land. Somalia is particularly attractive to colonists because it is close to the trade routes of the Middle East and India. Somalians suffered greatly when their land was divided and dominated by British, Italian and French. Later, the colonial power transferred the land of Somalia to Ethiopia and Kenya. Therefore, even after independence, the heritage of this colonial era has created anxiety and hostility between Somalia and its neighbors.

Somalia Somalia in the 20th century is a country in the corner of Africa. It is bordering the border with Ethiopia in the west, Djibouti in the northwest, Kenya in the southwest, Gulf of Aden in the north and the Indian Ocean in the east. It has the longest coastline in the continent, and its topography mainly includes terraces, plains and highlands. It consists of former British Somaliland Protected Area and Former Somali Trust Governorate Italy. The modern history of Somalia began in the late nineteenth century when the great European powers started trade and colonization in the Somali region.

Like in the 19th and 20th centuries of the continent of Africa, Somalia received aggressive colonization by external forces. This period marked the development of European imperialism and in many ways led to the division of the previous cultural boundaries into land of multiple cultures, countries and languages. By the end of the nineteenth century, Aden was founded as an important port on the north coast of England. At this time, France tried to bring up a lawsuit in the coastal area, but in southern Somalia Italy began to dominate the coast of Vanadyl. Ethiopia is also the power of the region and is trying to rule the Ogaden of South Somalia. (Metz, 1993) The result of this rapid colonization is that multiple boundaries were created in an area with historically unique cultural identity.