Sheikh Hassan Barsane was a famous Somali anti colonial fighter from the Gaaljecel clan. When in 1924, Italian Governor De Vecchi ordered all somali elders including Sheikh Hassan to give up their weapons, abolish slavery and submit to direct Italian rule and laws, Sheikh Hassan send a threatening letter that warned the Italians of war.
Source: Somalia: The Untold History 1941-1969 by Mohammed Issa Trunji
Source: Somalia: The Untold History 1941-1969 by Mohammed Issa Trunji