History of Somalia By Morgan.Riddle Jan 1, 1884 Great Britian forms the British Somaliland. Great Britian forms the British Somaliland. Jan 1, 1889 Italy creates Italian Somaliland Jul 1, 1960 British and Italian Somaliland join together to make the Independent Republic of Somalia Jan 1, 2000 SNPC forms transitional govenment. Jan 1, 2004 A. Yusuf becomes President Jan 1, 2008 President Yusuf resigns Mar 22, 2011 Today, Somalia has a transitional Government