Vintage Somalia

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Endless summers 

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There once was peace, prosperity, and progress. Our story continues. #vintagesomalia #memories 

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Somali students from yesteryear #vintagesomalia #somaliland #hargeisa

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Birthdays from yesteryear #VintageSomalia

Life before the crisis 

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yesteryear's #VintageSomalia 

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HER Story #vintagesomalia 

The history of Somali women is immeasurable. Their resilience and unwavering hope has helped to illuminate and build a nation often so misunderstood for centuries now. 

To the dignity of Somali #mothers #daughters #grandmothers 

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Sunny skies and peace. #vintagesomalia #memories from the past

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Somalia 1968 #Vintage #memories from the peaceful past

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Mogadishu. 1968. International school . 

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Somalia. 1964. Fiat. 

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Shared to me from a reader. Family portraits.

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Shared to me from a reader. Lovely photos. 

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Beach days Mogadishu from Yesteryear's past

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December 26, 1990

"I remember the day the fighting started. It was December 26, 1990. I called my wife and told her the fighting had begun. By 10 A.M. the next morning, the shooting was on again”

Mohammed Jirdeh Hussein, Business Owner

from NYTIMES “On Mogadishu's 'Green Line,' Nothing Is Sacred” Feb 14, 1993

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Near Kismayo

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vintage stamps celebrating Somalia’s fruit exports

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Family Portrait of Somalia’s first President  Aden Abdullah Osman Daar who served from July 1, 1960 to June 10, 1967

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