In 1954 Somalis gained municipal vice presidencies and trusteeship representation

Evidence

Two other related events during the year reinforced the sense that a new chapter in the territory’s political history was unfolding. The administration promoted four Somalis to the post of vice president in the municipalities of Dinsor, Wanle Weyne, Eil, and Bur Hakaba, and the territorial council selected the presidents of the two leading parties, SYL and HDMS (Aden Abdulle Osman and Abdi Nur Hussein), to represent the territory in the trusteeship council’s annual meeting in New York. The two presidents agreed to submit a joint statement to the trusteeship council. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 322