Basic Info

   The country now known as Somali wasn’t always a major pirate country. In late 1800’s to mid 1900’s Somalia used to be a stable country. It all changed when Italy and Britain were fighting over Somali or “Somaliland” as it used to be called. After WWII the Italians had control of Somalia. In early 1950’s the Somali citizens revolted against the Italian government. Later in 1991 the Somali government collapses and sends the whole country into civil war. The cause and effect of the war was two warlords wanted control over Somalia, and the effect was the war caused a country-wide famine.