King Henry III of France was assassinated by a Catholic fanatic.
Somaliland -LRB- Somaliland , صوماليلاند or ارض الصومال -RRB- , officially the Republic of Somaliland -LRB- Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland , جمهورية صوماليلاند Jumhuriyat Sumaliland -RRB- , is a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia .. self-declared state. Self-declared states. autonomous region. autonomous region. Somalia. Somalia. The government of the de facto state of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the former British Somaliland protectorate , which as the State of Somaliland united as scheduled on 1 July 1960 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland -LRB- the former Italian Somaliland -RRB- to form the Somali Republic .. Somali. Demographics of Somalia. British Somaliland. British Somaliland. State of Somaliland. State of Somaliland. de facto. de facto. protectorate. protectorate. Trust Territory of Somaliland. Trust Territory of Somaliland. Italian Somaliland. Italian Somaliland. Somali Republic. Somali Republic. Somaliland lies in northwestern Somalia , on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden .. Somalia. Somalia. Gulf of Aden. Gulf of Aden. It is bordered by Somalia to the east , Djibouti to the northwest , and Ethiopia to the south and west .. Somalia. Somalia. Djibouti. Djibouti. Ethiopia. Ethiopia. Its claimed territory has an area of 137600 km2 , with approximately 4 million residents .. The capital and the largest city is Hargeisa , with the population of around 1,200,000 residents .. Hargeisa. Hargeisa. In 1988 , the Siad Barre regime launched a crackdown against the Hargeisa-based Somali National Movement -LRB- SNM -RRB- and other militant groups , which were among the events that led to the Somali Civil War .. Hargeisa. Hargeisa. Somali. Demographics of Somalia. Siad Barre. Siad Barre. Somali National Movement. Somali National Movement. Somali Civil War. Somali Civil War. The conflict left the country 's economic and military infrastructure severely damaged .. Following the collapse of Barre 's government in early 1991 , local authorities , led by the SNM , unilaterally declared independence from Somalia on 18 May of the same year and reinstated the borders of the former short-lived independent State of Somaliland .. State of Somaliland. State of Somaliland. Somalia. Somalia. unilaterally declared independence. unilateral declaration of independence. short-lived. List of shortest-lived sovereign states. Since then , the territory has been governed by democratically elected governments that seek international recognition as the Government of the Republic of Somaliland -LRB- Dowlada Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland , جمهورية صوماليلاند Dawlat Jumhuriyat Sumaliland -RRB- .. The central government maintains informal ties with some foreign governments , who have sent delegations to Hargeisa .. Hargeisa. Hargeisa. informal ties. Foreign relations of Somaliland. Ethiopia also maintains a trade office in the region .. Ethiopia. Ethiopia. trade office. trade office. However , Somaliland 's self-proclaimed independence remains unrecognised by any country or international organisation .. It is a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization , an advocacy group whose members consist of indigenous peoples , minorities , and unrecognised or occupied territories .. Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization. Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization