The UN Trusteeship mandate placed on Somalia ends at Midnight on 30 June, 1960

[Deeq A.]

At midnight on the 30th June, 1960 the Somali flag was hoisted atop the National Assembly building. The provisional Head of State, S. E. Aden Abdulla, appeared on the balcony of the Assembly where he was greeted by a very large crowd of happy and cheering Somalis below.

Source: Hiiraan Online