Mohamed siad barre biography samples
Mohamed siad barre biography samples
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Siad Barre
| Somali statesman and military leader, President of Somalia (Somali Democratic Republic) from 1969 to 1991. |
Content:
- Military and Political Leader
- Background and Early Life
- Military Career and Pre-Presidency
- The 1969 Coup
- President of the Somali Democratic Republic (1969-1991)
- Socialist Policies and Economic Growth
- The Ogaden War (1977-1978)
- Domestic Repression and Authoritarian Rule
- The Somaliland Conflict (1981-1990)
- The Collapse of the Barre Regime (1990-1991)
- Exile and Death
Military and Political Leader
Mohammed Siad Barre, born circa 1919, was a Somali military and political leader who served as the President of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 1991.
Background and Early Life
Born in Shilabo, Italian Somaliland, Barre came from a poor family.
His father, killed by a member of the Isa clan, was from the Marehan clan. This incident is believed to have influenced Barre's later repressive actions against the Isa clan.