2004 in Somalia

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Attempts at reconciliation in Somalia (1991–2004)
In January 2004 a conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, at which the Transitional Federal Government was agreed to. A document was signed by the major factions, entitled, Declaration on the Harmonization of Various Issues Proposed by the Somali Delegates at the Somali Consultative Meetings from 9–29 January 2004. From this, the Transitional Federal Institutions were agreed to, including elections. However, none of the parties yet had disarmed.^[1]
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a tsunami that reached Somalia, killed 150 Somalis^[2]
On 25 October, President Ahmed formally requested assistance from the African Union Peace and Security Council in setting up government operations in Mogadishu^[3]

^ UN in Somalia Archived February 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS)
^ Tsunami death toll CNN
^ Karl R. DeRouen and Uk Heo (2007). Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts Since World War II, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 686.

2004 in Africa

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