The History of Somalia
In the 1960's Somali government was considered corrupt. After the assassination of their president in 1969, one leader, General Mohammed Siad Barre overtook the government for 22 years. At first, many people were in agreement with Barre's rule, until injustice and unfairness could no longer be tolerated. In 1990, a civil war broke out, which force Barre into exile. This causes many clans to form and severely handicapped the government's economy and infrastructure, including many schools.
The country has been in arms since the civil war, battling numerous warlords and clans. This has caused much violence to civilians which has lead about 1 million Somali's to flee to neighboring countries for safety. All together about 45% of Somali civilians have been displaced and about 40,000 have died ("Promoting Cultural Sensitivity...", 2012). The average Somali civilian lives to about 44 years old.
("Promoting Cultural Sensitivity", 2012)
The country has been in arms since the civil war, battling numerous warlords and clans. This has caused much violence to civilians which has lead about 1 million Somali's to flee to neighboring countries for safety. All together about 45% of Somali civilians have been displaced and about 40,000 have died ("Promoting Cultural Sensitivity...", 2012). The average Somali civilian lives to about 44 years old.
("Promoting Cultural Sensitivity", 2012)
Somalia is located on the "horn" of Africa. It's capital is Mogadishu which is right on the coast of the Indian Ocean. Somalia has the largest coast of any country in Africa bordering the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. In land in Somalia is mostly plateaus with some mountains in the north. (Lewis, n.d.)