He then became the newly - established Somaliland polity 's first President , but subsequently renounced the separatist platform in 1994 and began instead to publicly seek and advocate reconciliation with the rest of Somalia under a power - sharing federal system of governance .
He then became the newly - established Somaliland polity 's first President , but subsequently renounced the separatist platform in 1994 . 
 Tuur concurrently began instead to publicly seek and advocate reconciliation with the rest of Somalia under a power - sharing federal system of governance .