▁April ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁territ ories ▁met ▁in ▁M og ad ish u ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁unit ary ▁state . ▁An ▁elected ▁president ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁head ▁of ▁state . ▁Full ▁executive ▁powers ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁prime ▁minister ▁answer able ▁to ▁an ▁elected ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁ 1 2 3 ▁members ▁representing ▁the ▁two ▁territ ories . ▁According ly , ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁un ited ▁as ▁scheduled ▁with ▁the ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Som al il and ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Republic . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁gained ▁independence ▁from ▁Britain ▁as ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Som al il and . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Som al il and ▁un ified ▁with ▁the ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Som al il and , ▁forming ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Republic . ▁The ▁legisl ature ▁appointed ▁the ▁speaker ▁of ▁SO MA LI A ▁A CT ▁OF ▁UNION ▁H agi ▁Bash ir ▁Is mail ▁Y ous uf ▁as ▁First ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁same ▁day ▁A den ▁Abd ul lah ▁Os man ▁Daar ▁become ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Republic ; ▁Daar ▁in ▁turn ▁at ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁appointed ▁Ab dir ash id ▁Ali ▁Sh erm ar ke ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁Sh erm ar ke ▁formed ▁a ▁coal