article_snippet.sent: In September 2012, Somali parliament members selected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new president in a vote that marked a milestone for the nation, which had not had a stable central government since Barre's overthrow 21 years earlier.
article_snippet.sent: But there has been political progress in Somalia.
article_snippet.sent: In January 2013, for the first time in more than two decades, The United States granted official recognition to Somalia.