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3 days ago · Wednesday, June 23, 2010. I. Introduction. Somali President (1969-1990), the Late Gen. Mohamed Said Barre. Last October marked the 40th Anniversary of the military coup d’etat that brought the former ruler of the Somali Republic, the late Gen. Mohamed Siad Barre, to power in 1969.
2 days ago · "The Rise and Fall of Mohamed Siad Barre: A Controversial Legacy"Mohamed Siad Barre, the former president of Somalia, had a complex and controversial legacy ...
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4 days ago · A picture from May 29, 1990 shows Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre at an Arab Summit. Barre ruled Somalia from October 1969, when he led a military coup against the democratically elected government, until January 1991, when the central government collapsed.
4 days ago · Siad Barre focused his wrath (and American-supported military might) against his Northern opposition. Hargeisa, Somalia's second city and the former capital of British Somaliland was bombed, strafed and rocketed. Some 50,000 people are believed to have lost their lives there as a result of summary executions, aerial bombardments and ground attacks.
2 days ago · This significant shift in international policy comes after 30 years since the imposition of the embargo in 1992, intended to stem weapon flow to warring factions after the fall of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. Reacting to this pivotal change, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud warmly embraced the U.N. Security Council's resolution.
2 days ago · According to the results of the 2023 Global Organized Crime Index, Somalia hosts one of the most pervasive arms trafficking markets in Africa (scoring 9 points out of 10, an increase of 0.5 points ...
