Somali Youth League

Somali Youth League
Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed
π’šπ’‡π’šπ’‡π’π’– π’Šπ’–π’π’˜π’’π’•π’–π’‡π’–π’†π’– π’ˆπ’π’‘π’›π’π’˜π’•π’œπ’†
Ψ±Ψ§Ψ¨Ψ·Ψ© Ψ§Ω„Ψ΄Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ¨ Ψ§Ω„Ψ΅ΩˆΩ…Ψ§Ω„ΩŠ
Lega dei Giovani Somali
FounderAbdulkadir Sheikh Sakhawudeen[1][2]
Founded15 May 1943 (15 May 1943)
Banned1969 (1969)[3]
HeadquartersMogadishu, Somalia
Harar (proposed)
IdeologyPan-Somalism
Somali nationalism
Colours    Red, White, Blue
Party flag

The Somali Youth League (SYL, Somali: Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed π’šπ’‡π’šπ’‡π’π’– π’Šπ’–π’π’˜π’’π’•π’–π’‡π’–π’†π’– π’ˆπ’π’‘π’›π’π’˜π’•π’œπ’†, Arabic: Ψ±Ψ§Ψ¨Ψ·Ψ© Ψ§Ω„Ψ΄Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ¨ Ψ§Ω„Ψ΅ΩˆΩ…Ψ§Ω„ΩŠ, Italian: Lega dei Giovani Somali or Lega Somala della GioventΓΉ), initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC), was the first political party in Somalia.

It played a key role in the nation's road to independence during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

  1. ^ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Presa. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8108-6604-1.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Paul (1967). Beginning Somali History. NTEC Press. p. 99.
  3. ^ Metz, Helen C., ed. (1992), "Politics", Somalia: A Country Study, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, retrieved April 1, 2013