Aden Osman was elected provisional president unanimously and proclaimed the union

Evidence

Aden Abdulle Osman was elected on July 5 without another candidate being fielded, with 107 votes. Immediately after the election, President Osman officially proclaimed the union of the two Somalilands. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 509

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 509