How Somalia Fought Britain For 20 Years - Anglo-Somali War (Dervish Movement Documentary)

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The Somali Dervish movement was a thorn in the British colonial side for 20 years starting at the beginning of the 20th century. The leader Mohammed Abdullah Hassan was able to resist military expeditions and establish his own proto-state in the region.

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