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Italian Somaliland

A former Italian colony of eastern Africa comprising the eastern and southern portions of present-day Somalia. In 1960 Italian Somaliland was combined with British Somaliland to form Somalia.

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Italian Somaliland

(Placename) a former Italian colony in E Africa, united with British Somaliland in 1960 to form the independent republic of Somalia

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Ital′ian Soma′liland

a former Italian colony in E Africa: now part of Somalia.

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(45) The conference predicated the new territorial borders on the notion that the Act of Union was not properly passed, and thus, post-colonial British Somaliland and Italian Somalia were never truly a unified state, which provided a legal basis for their resolution.

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After pro-liberation activities started in mid-20th century, both SNL and USP wanted to unite with Italian Somalia -- a territory under UN trusteeship -- while NUF was pro-independence of Somaliland.