Deeq A. Posted April 11, 2022 As the country became increasingly jittery on the eve of independence, competing factions within the ruling party, the Lega dei Giovani Somali, started scrambling for leadership of the country. A group, of mainly Puntlandersteen MPs, led by Abdirashid Ali and Abdirazak Haji campaigned for a change of leadership in the country. The rebellion emerged soon after the political elections of 1959 resulted in the formation of a government, led by Abdullahi Issa, composed of 15 members, evenly divided among the 3 main clan families represented in the Legislative Assembly: the Darod, the Mogadishu Clan, and the Rahanweyn. In consideration of a large number of Puntlandersteen MPs in the group, the rebellion was soon dubbed as the “rebellion of the Puntlandersteen MPs”. Source: Hiiraan Online Share this post Link to post Share on other sites