Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao, is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest city in Somaliland. Burao was the site of the declaration of an independent Somaliland on 18 May 1991.
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Image: Burao, Somaliland
Image: Burco city, Somaliland
Image: Burao
Somaliland Declaration of Independence
The Somaliland Declaration of Independence was made on 18 May 1991 by Somali sultans from the Isaaq, Dhulbahante, Issa, Gadabursi, Warsangali clans, as well as the Somali National Movement.
Garaad Abdiqani of the Dhulbahante who tabled the case for succession
The house where Somaliland's independence was declared 18 May 1991 in Burao.
The chairman of the Guurti announces the election results. Mohamed Ibrahim Egal is elected president by a substantial majority and Abdirahman Aw Ali Farrah is declared vice-president.
Presidential decree ratifying the Somaliland constitution by Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal