1960 in Somalia

← 1959 1958 1957 1960 in Somalia → 1961 1962 1963
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	History of Somalia List of years in Somalia

The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Somalia.

Incumbents

• President: Aden Abdullah Osman Daar (starting 1 July)
• Prime Minister: Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1 July-12 July), Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (starting 12 July)

Events

June

• June 26 - The State of Somaliland, led by Prime Minister Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, attained independence from the United Kingdom.

July

• July 1 - Italian Somaliland gained its independence from Italy, five days after British Somaliland, and merged into the Somali Republic. Aden Abdullah Othman, leader of the Italian Somaliland legislature, was elected president, and Abdirashid Ali Shermake became prime minister.