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Abdullahi Yusuf Yey (, 1934 in the town of Galkacyo , Mudug Region . He is now the transitional President Of Somalia . He was elected by a session of the transitional Parliament held in neighbouring Kenya 's capital, Nairobi, on October 10 , 2004 , and sworn in on October 14 , 2004 . He has been living in the Kenyan capital since his election. The election took place in Kenya because the Somali capital was regarded as being too dangerous. The President pledged to promote reconciliation and to set about rebuilding the country. But his government has been plagued by internal disagreements. In particular, Mr Yusuf is at loggerheads with some warlords and government members over where the administration should be based. The president and prime minister oppose a move to Mogadishu , citing security reasons. The make up of a possible foreign peacekeeping force - in particular the inclusion of Ethiopian troops - is another bone of contention. Ethiopia has been accused of backing rival Somali warlords in order to keep the country weak. A former army officer and faction leader, Mr Yusuf led a guerrilla movement in the 1970s aimed at ousting the Somali dictator Siad Barre . In the 1990 s Mr Yusuf emerged as the pre-eminent leader of his native Puntland region; he declared the territory autonomous in 1998 . On July 23 1998 he became the President of Puntland and served in this position until his term expired on July 1 2001 . However, after this he continued to declare himself to be the President of Puntland and started against the new leadership. In May 2002 he gained control of Puntland's capital and was recognized as President of Puntland again, though rebellions continued until 2003. Ahmed then continued serving as President of Puntland until October 2004 when he resigned to become President of Somalia. He is said to have an authoritarian approach to leadership. However, he helped relocate the Transitional Federal Institutions along with his Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi and the Speaker of the Parliament Sharif Adan from Nairobi to the cities of Mogadishu and Jowhar . |
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