British Somaliland 1920-1930
The two fundamental goals of British colonial policy in Somaliland following the defeat of the Dervish resistance were the preservation of stability and the economic self-sufficiency of the colony. The second goal remained particularly elusive because of local resistance to taxation that might have been used to support the colonial administration. By the 1930s the colonial presence had extended to all parts of British Somaliland, and the development of trade and eventually towns caused some pastoralists to leave the pastoral economy and settle on the land.
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