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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former Italian colony of eastern Africa comprising the eastern and southern portions of present-day Somalia. In 1960 Italian Somaliland was combined with British Somaliland to form Somalia.
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1 July 1960, what was known as Italian Somaliland became free and merged with former British Somaliland to form an independent Somali nation-state.
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Somalia was formed by the union of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland.
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In that year the two colonies, British and Italian Somaliland, gained their independence.
ANC Today 2007
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Somalia was created in 1960, with the merger of British and Italian Somaliland.
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In that year the two colonies, British and Italian Somaliland, gained their independence.
ANC Today 2007
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Mogadishu, capital of Italian Somaliland, fell to the imperial forces.
1941, Jan. 5 2001
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The Flag of Independence will fly – in the Federation of Nigeria, in the trust Territories of Togoland, in Italian Somaliland and in one or two other territories.
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Description: light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; design based on the flag of the UN (Italian Somaliland was a UN trust territory)
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Flag description: light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; design based on the flag of the UN (Italian Somaliland was a UN trust territory)
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Benadir (region; former name Somalia 4 00 N 46 00 E of Italian Somaliland)
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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