Crazy Story from Walanweyn

[Barkhadle1520]

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[Noble]

I'm pretty sure its not the first it's happened in wanlaweyn the Gaalejecel rahanweyn conflict is intense

 

[TheLand]

I remember years ago they burned a bunch of HG

 

[The Oponian Guild]

sorry to go off on a tangent but Wanlaweyn is a deeply historical place, it’s where we produced the first somali version of Tammany Hall.

 

[Shangani]

sorry to go off on a tangent but Wanlaweyn is a deeply historical place, it’s where we produced the first somali version of Tammany Hall.

do tell more

 

[The Oponian Guild]

do tell more

during the referendum on amendments to the somali constitution in 1961, the small town of Wanlaweyn which had no more than 15,000 inhabitants ended up recording 100,000 votes in favour of constitutional amendment.

This was more than the 100,000 votes against cast against this amendment in the entirety of the north, something which left the northern political opposition aghast. Western political observers compared it to Tammany hall, the famous democrat political machine which was active in 19th century New York and was mired in corruption + renowned for its brazen vote rigging/suppression.

It’s also why landers begun using Wanlaweyn as a pejorative to describe southern politics. Which wasn’t really southern at that time but that’s a topic for another day.

 

[Shangani]

during the referendum on amendments to the somali constitution in 1961, the small town of Wanlaweyn which had no more than 15,000 inhabitants ended up recording 100,000 votes in favour of constitutional amendment.

This was more than the 100,000 votes against cast against this amendment in the entirety of the north, something which left the northern political opposition aghast. Western political observers compared it to Tammany hall, the famous democrat political machine which was active in 19th century New York and was mired in corruption + renowned for its brazen vote rigging/suppression.

It’s also why landers begun using Wanlaweyn as a pejorative to describe southern politics. Which wasn’t really southern at that time but that’s a topic for another day.

Was it the district or city yeah I've heard crazy but walwayan is massive on google earth now

 

[The Oponian Guild]

Was it the district or city yeah I've heard crazy but walwayan is massive on google earth now

The town itself. Wanlaweyn today has no more than thirty thousand inhabitants.

 

[Jaffar]

isnt that a normal thing in somalia i am not even suprsied