Somali Youth League Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed ππππππ πππππππππππ πππππππππ Ψ±Ψ§Ψ¨Ψ·Ψ© Ψ§ΩΨ΄Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ¨ Ψ§ΩΨ΅ΩΩ Ψ§ΩΩ Lega dei Giovani Somali | |
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Founder | Abdulkadir Sheikh Sakhawudeen[1][2] |
Founded | 15 May 1943 |
Banned | 1969[3] |
Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia Harar (proposed) |
Ideology | Pan-Somalism Somali nationalism |
Colours | Red, White, Blue |
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The Somali Youth League (SYL, Somali: Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed ππππππ πππππππππππ πππππππππ, Arabic: Ψ±Ψ§Ψ¨Ψ·Ψ© Ψ§ΩΨ΄Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ¨ Ψ§ΩΨ΅ΩΩ Ψ§ΩΩ, 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.