▁and ▁prote ctor ate ▁administr ations , ▁with ▁H aj i ▁Bash ir ▁Is mail ▁Y us uf ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁National ▁Assembly ▁and ▁A den ▁Abd ul lah ▁Os man ▁Daar ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Republic . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Daar ▁appointed ▁Ab dir ash id ▁Ali ▁Sh erm ar ke ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁through ▁a ▁popular ▁refer endum , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Som alia ▁rat ified ▁a ▁new ▁constitution , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁draft ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁administration ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Revolution ary ▁Council ▁( S RC ) ▁seized ▁power ▁in ▁a ▁blood less ▁put sch ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁country ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Democratic ▁Republic . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Popular ▁demand ▁comp elled ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁Italian ▁Som al il and ▁and ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁plans ▁for ▁immediate ▁un ification . ▁The ▁British ▁government ▁acqu ies ced ▁to ▁the ▁force ▁of ▁Som ali ▁national ist ▁public ▁opinion ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁terminate ▁its ▁rule ▁of ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁prote ctor ate ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Som al il and ▁( the ▁former ▁Italian ▁Som al il and ) ▁on ▁the ▁independence ▁date ▁already ▁fixed ▁by ▁the ▁UN ▁commission . ▁In