Somali Youth League

Somali Youth League
Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed
π’šπ’‡π’šπ’‡π’π’– π’Šπ’–π’π’˜π’’π’•π’–π’‡π’–π’†π’– π’ˆπ’π’‘π’›π’π’˜π’•π’œπ’†
Ψ±Ψ§Ψ¨Ψ·Ψ© Ψ§Ω„Ψ΄Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ¨ Ψ§Ω„Ψ΅ΩˆΩ…Ψ§Ω„ΩŠ
Lega dei Giovani Somali
FounderAbdulkadir Sheikh Sakhawudeen
Founded15 May 1943 (1943-05-15)
Banned1969 (1969)
HeadquartersMogadishu, Somalia
Harar (proposed)
IdeologyPan-Somalism
Somali nationalism
Colours    Red, White, Blue
Party flag

The Somali Youth League (SYL, Somali: Ururka Dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed π’šπ’‡π’šπ’‡π’π’– π’Šπ’–π’π’˜π’’π’•π’–π’‡π’–π’†π’– π’ˆπ’π’‘π’›π’π’˜π’•π’œπ’†, Arabic: Ψ±Ψ§Ψ¨Ψ·Ψ© Ψ§Ω„Ψ΄Ψ¨Ψ§Ψ¨ Ψ§Ω„Ψ΅ΩˆΩ…Ψ§Ω„ΩŠ, Italian: Lega dei Giovani Somali or Lega Somala della GioventΓΉ), initially known as the Somali Youth Club (SYC), was the first political party in Somalia.

It played a key role in the nation's road to independence during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.