Somalia’s leading nationalist movement was founded in Mogadishu in 1943

Evidence

In modern Somali history 1943 is a critical year: the leading modern nationalist movement was established in Mogadishu. Hussen’s employment created opportunities for him to watch the nationalist question up close because the signal squadron was central to the colonial state’s communication infrastructure. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 198

Categorization

• XREF: 1943 as the birth year of the Somali nationalist movement is a key anchor date for the reader’s reconstruction of Somalia’s pre-1960 political history and connects directly to the stated reading purpose.