{{A U.S. congressman from Minnesota has arrived in Somalia for a rare visit by a United States politician.}}<\/p>\n
Keith Ellison said Tuesday that his visit to Mogadishu fulfills a request from his constituents with ties to Somalia. <\/p>\n
Minnesota has one of the largest populations of Somali-Americans in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Ellison noted that the U.S. government recently recognized the Somali government for the first time since the country fell into anarchy in 1991.<\/p>\n
President Barack Obama’s administration formally recognized the Somali government on Jan. 17.<\/p>\n
Ellison was greeted by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The president said that Ellison’s visit was a big day for Somalia. <\/p>\n
Ellison is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
Mogadishu has experienced about 18 months of relative peace, after the August 2011 ouster of the Islamic extremists of al-Shabab from the capital by African Union forces.<\/p>\n
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