Hassan Yonis Habane

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Hassan Yonis Habane
Chief of the General Staff of Somaliland
In office
October 1996 – 21 September 1997
Preceded byOsman Awe Hashi
Succeeded byIsmail Mohamed Osman
In office
23 February 2001 – 21 February 2002
Preceded byIsmail Mohamed Osman
Succeeded byAbdisamad Haji Abdilahi
Personal details
Born1950
Djibouti
Died27 November 2006
Hargeisa

Hassan Yonis Habane (Somali: Xasan Yoonis Habane) was a chief of staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces. As one of the commanders of the SNM, the predecessor of Somaliland, he won many battles and was one of the initiators of Somaliland's independence.

Biography[edit]

He was born in Djibouti in 1950 to Yoonis Habane and Caasha Ismaaciil Madar.[1] His clan is the Jibril Aboqor clan of Habr Awal.[2]

He studied at the elementary and secondary schools of Biyo dhacay in Hargeisa.[1] He entered high school in Burao in 1968 and studied there for three years. At the same school was Mohamed Kahin Ahmed.[1]

In 1972 he joined the army in Kismayo and was sent to Russia in 1973.[1] He studied at the Military University in Odesa, Soviet Union.[1]

He returned to Somalia in the spring of 1975. He initially worked in Mogadishu, but moved to Buloburde in 1977.[1]

In 1977, he was assigned to Garowe and soon became a commander in Galkayo. There he was seriously injured and was treated in Mogadishu, but returned to Galkayo from time to time. Some say he had behavioral problems in Galkayo.[1]

Activities at SNM[edit]

In 1982, he moved to Italy for treatment. At that time, he made contact with Somali National Movement (SNM), which had been founded the previous year. Soon after, he joined SNM.[1]

Soon he became commander of a 700-man contingent in Laanqayrta.[1]

From 1984 to 1985 he was commander of the Western Region of the SNM.[1]

He became Treasurer of the SNM at the end of 1987.[1] The command of the SNM unit was held by Hassan Yonis Habane, Hassan Gure and Muse Bihi Abdi.[3]

In May 1988, in the wake of the reconciliation between Ethiopia and Somalia, the SNM, which had a stronghold in Ethiopia, found itself in a bind; Habane teamed up with Mohamed Kahin Ahmed and others to resist.[4]

After the founding of Somaliland[edit]

In May 1991, Somaliland was proclaimed a state. Soon after, Habane was appointed General Commander of the Somaliland Armed Forces, a position he held until 1993.[1]

In October 1996, he became Commander of the national army.[5][6] On September 21, 1997, President Egal dismissed the Commander, General Hassan Younis Habane.[7]

On February 23, 2001, he succeeded Shaqale as commander of the national army again.[5][8] In 2003, he was dismissed from his position as Commander of the National Armed Forces.[9] His successor is Abdisamad Haji Abdilahi (Gamgam).[10]

Death and After[edit]

On November 27, 2006, He died in Hargeisa.[11] He was buried in the National Cemetery in Hargeisa.[12]

In February 2013, he was named one of three in the Army category of "100 People Who Have Led Somaliland in the Last 20 Years."[13]

Family[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Ababkii Mujaahid Xasan Yoonis Habane" [Father Mujahid Hassan Yonis Habane] (PDF). 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ^ Höhne, Markus (2011-07-15). "Political Orientations and Repertoires of Identification: State and Identity Formation in Northern Somalia". Researchgate: 351. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. ^ "The Rebirth Of Somaliland (13): How The SNM Invaded The North". Somaliland Standard. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  4. ^ "Maxaad Katqaan Guda Galkii 27 Kii May Burco QALINKII Laba-Baale" [What to do in the 27th entry of the two-winged pen]. Hadhwanaagmedia.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  5. ^ a b "Habane oo xilkii kala wareegay Ismaaciil Shaqale" [Habane took over from Ismail Shaqale]. Haatuf. 2002-02-22. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  6. ^ "Somalia Humanitarian Situation Report". reliefweb. 1996-10-31. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  7. ^ "Horn of Africa Bulletin 1 Sep - 31 Oct 1997". reliefweb. 1997-10-31. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  8. ^ "Madaxewyne Cigaal, Ma Wuxuu ka Wer-wersan yahay Inqilaab Milateri?" [President Igal, Is He Worried About A Military Coup?]. Somaliland Standard. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  9. ^ "Taliyihii guud iyo taliyihii qaybta 31aad oo xilka laga qaaday" [The commander-in-chief and the commander of the 31st division were dismissed]. Haatuf News. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  10. ^ "Waa Kuma General Cabdisamad Xaaji Cabdillaahi Diiriye Warsame (Gamgam)" [Who is General Abdisamad Haji Abdullahi Diiriye Warsame (Gamgam)]. Hadhwanaagmedia.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  11. ^ "TACSI". Haatuf News. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  12. ^ a b ""QOLYAHA MUJAAHID KA XANAAQOOW HALGANKU MUU DHAMAAN, EE MAANTABA TAARIIKHDA WAAD GALI KARTAA, OO HALGANKII WAA SOCDAA" DARDAARANKII FU'AAD ADEN CADE," ["WORRY VETERANS, THE STRUGGLE IS NOT OVER, YOU CAN MAKE HISTORY TODAY, AND THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES" BY FOUAD ADEN ADE,]. Wajaale News. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  13. ^ "Liiska Magacyada 100-ka Qof ee Loo Xushay Haldoorka Somaliland ee 20-kii Sanno ee Tagay" [List of names of 100 people who have been elected as Somaliland leaders in the past 20 years]. Somaliland Post. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  14. ^ "GUDOOMIYIHII XISBIGA KULMIYE EE DEGMADA ARABSIYO CALI YOONIS HABANE OO ISCASILAY IYO SOBOBTA KEENAY IS CASILAADIISA!!" [THE GOVERNOR OF THE KULMIYE PARTY IN THE ARABIA DISTRICT, ALI YONIS HABANE HAS RESIGNED AND THE REASON WHICH CAUSED HIS RESIGNATION!!]. Wajaale News. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  15. ^ "DAAWO;-WIIL UU DHALAY MUJ XASAN YOONIS HABANE OO SI ADAG UGA HADLAY FARO GALINTA AY XUKUUMADU KU HAYSO MUSHARAX SHUCAYB" [WATCH: - A son was born to Muj Hasan Yonis Habane who spoke strongly about the government's interference with a Jewish candidate.]. Wajaale News. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  16. ^ "WIIL UU DHALAY MUJ XASAN YOONIS HABANE OO SANAD IYO BADH KU XIDHAN JEELKA HARGEYSA, DURUUFAHA KU GADAAMAN IYO CODSI UU SIGAAR AH UGU DIRAY MADAXWEYNE SIILAANYO" [MUJ HASAN YONIS HABANE HAS BORN A SON WHO HAS BEEN IN PRISON FOR ONE AND A HALF YEARS, BECAUSE OF SIEGE AND A REQUEST FOR CIGARETTE TO THE PRESIDENT OF SILANO.]. Wajaale News. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2024-05-11.