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 * 1. __Identify the Character:__ Hassan Mohamoud: President of Somalia **


 * 2. __Identify the country the character represents:__ Somalia: Somalia is the poorest and most violent country in the world. Known for its dry climate, and droughts, this causes a disaster for many Somalians. The droughts kill all of our livestock, and the soil that we need to grow crops is no longer there. More than two million people in Somalia are at risk for other diseases. Many people fled from Somalia because of the Civil War and most of them are in refugee camps. The people that stay, struggle with famine and other diseases. Since we no longer have a central government, international aid groups that want to help and provide supplies to us, have a hard time getting through. A militant group known as the Shabab, has blocked any western aid agencies from coming into their territory to deliver medical kits and supplies to those in need, and have blocked villagers from fleeing these “famine zones”. **


 * 3. __Identify the character’s previous occupation, and other background information:__  Hassan Mohamoud is the president of Somalia. He was elected on September 10th, 2012, and was inaugurated six days later. He is a civil and political activist, and is a Somali politician. He is the founder and developer of the Peace and Development Party. Since Somalia hasn’t had a functioning Central Government since 1991, he plans to lead the government with stability. However, Islamist Militants were not happy about this. They said it was manipulated by the west. Somalia has made progress, and Shabab militant groups have been forced to flee. Many of them have either fled north or south of Somalia. However some of them still succeed in staging terrorist attacks among Mogadishu Somalia. Hassan faces a difficult challenge in promising food, supplies, and will need to face the Islamist militant groups. **


 * 4. __Identify three references that reflect your character’s ideas:__ One person who would support Hassan would be a man named Hirsi Isse who is a Somalian activist. Another supporter would be the international aid supporters. These people would help the Somalians get the certain supplies and food that they need. The last supporter would probably be the wife of the farmer living in Somalia. Since the droughts ruined the land to farm, no one had any crops to grow and eat. This is why so many people in Somalia suffer from malnutrition and eventually die. **

**__1.Safety and Rule of Law:__  Since the Islamist and Shabab militant groups have been successfully staging attacks against certain places in Somalia, I plan to face these militant groups, and have them flee these places. **
 * 5. __How does your character measure against these four benchmarks?__ **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> __2.Participation and Human Rights:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Human rights are very poor in Somalia, and are almost non-existent. Since there’s hardly any human rights, this has led to the Somali Civil War. Since militant groups have forced people away from their homes, people are now living in refugee camps. People should have had the right to stay in their homes, but unfortunately they are no refugees. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__3.Sustainable Economic Opportunity:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These people don’t know what it’s like to actually have a stable and working economy. Since the government collapse in 1991, Somalia has faced many problems throughout the years. We are the poorest and most violent place in Africa. I plan to run a steady government, and provide supplies to the people who need it. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__4.Human Development:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Somali development is ranked as the worst in the world. The average life expectancy for someone who lives in Somalia is 50 years old because of the poor living conditions, and the lack of supplies these people have. **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Works Cited

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Associated Press. "Somalia President." N.p., 16 Sept. 2012. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/world/africa/hassan-sheik-mohamud-inaugurated-as-somalias-president.html?_r=0>.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gettleman, Jeffrey. "Africa." N.p., 3 Feb. 2012. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/africa/un-says-famine-in-somalia-is-over-but-risks-remain.html?_r=0>. **