There was no permanent government 30 years ago but chaos. It was only in 2012 Somalia went past the transitional period.
What i meant to say is. The problems of the civil war have their roots in how Somalilanders where treated under the military government. There was no representation of Somaliland in the government of the 1970s which lead to the armed resistance movements of the 1980s. Now we can debate if it was wise for SNM to take up arms but the result is still the same.