▁gu err illas ▁continued . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Som ali ▁government ▁and ▁Ken yan ▁authorities ▁signed ▁a ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁Under standing ▁( the ▁Ar ush a ▁Mem or and um ) ▁that ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁official ▁ce ase fire , ▁though ▁regional ▁security ▁did ▁not ▁prev ail ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Hus sein ▁administration ▁ ▁Country wide ▁municipal ▁elections , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Youth ▁League ▁won ▁ 7 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁seats , ▁occurred ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁These ▁were ▁followed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁the ▁country ' s ▁first ▁post - in dep end ence ▁national ▁elections . ▁Again ▁the ▁SY L ▁triumph ed , ▁winning ▁ 6 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 3 ▁parliament ary ▁seats . ▁The ▁party ' s ▁true ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁was ▁even ▁greater , ▁as ▁the ▁fifty - four ▁seats ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁were ▁divided ▁among ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁parties . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁National ▁Assembly ▁election ▁in ▁March , ▁a ▁crisis ▁occurred ▁that ▁left ▁Som alia ▁without ▁a ▁government ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁September . ▁President ▁Os man , ▁who ▁was ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁propose ▁the ▁candidate ▁for ▁prime ▁minister ▁after ▁an ▁election ▁or ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁a ▁government , ▁chose ▁Ab di riz ak ▁H aj i ▁Hus sein ▁as ▁his ▁nom ine e ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ent ,